The Rába section at Ivánc is extremely problematic in terms of flood protection. The survey chart here explains this: you can see that the Rába is in a river bed that is about two meters higher than the Vörös Creek. A few kilometers further down, it actually merges into the deeper section, and from there…

Ervin Batthyány, an aristocrat of Vas County who was sympathetic to the ideology of anarchism, made an attempt to implement socialist principles and founded a school at his own expense. The administration and the Catholic Church tried to block the initiative by all possible means. The school could only operate for a few years.

The history of the Beltinci Castle is linked to several noble families. The last of them was the Zichy family, led by Mária Ifigénia Zichy. At the time of the liberation of the Prekmurje, when the Countess was no longer in the castle, many objects and works of art were stealed. On December 17, 1945,…

The territorial base unit of medieval agriculture was the rotation (‘nyomás’). The plots were scattered around the settlement in several different patches. Consolidation is the process in which farmers' scattered plots of small pieces are merged and each owner receives his land as one contiguous area. The consolidation began after the enactment of the laws…

In 1941, when the Hungarians re-occupied the Prekmurje, in many places the Hungarian flag was raised, symbolizing the annexation of the Prekmurje to Hungary. The photo was taken at the ceremony on August 20, 1942, at the solemn consecration of the Hungarian flag. The celebration was on August 20, St. Stephen's Day, which is one…

Military souvenirs, the kind that made possible to affix their military photos, were popular among the soldiers. During World War I, their popularity continued to grow; they were made of different materials and shapes, with captions, pictures. They were available in bookstores and shops. What they had in common was that the soldiers could stick…

The Lendava Umbrella Factory was officially established on September 27, 1904 from Béla Wortman's sewing company under the name “Hungária Hazai Ernyőgyár”, the first umbrella factory of the Monarchy. At the end of the war, the factory was renamed to Ernyőgyár (Umbrella Factory). During WWII, it regained its original name. Towards the end of the…

The first Lutheran congregation was established in Puconci in 1783, after the Patent of toleration of 1781. The church in Puconci was already consecrated in 1784. In 1855/56 the church was renovated and a new altar, gallery, pulpit and organ were added. In 1908, László Takáts, an architect from the Prekmurje Region, who also led…

The Gerlinci School was founded in 1899. Initially, it had one class, later another one was added. Education was first conducted in Hungarian, then, after 1921, in Slovene, then, during the Second World War, partly in Hungarian and partly in Prekmurje dialect. In the 1960s, the school became a branch of the Cankova Elementary School,…

Education began in Krog in 1853, when the branch school of the Murska Sobota church was opened in the village. An independent elementary school was established in 1897, operating for more than a half a century. In 1961, the school became a branch of the Bakovci Primary School. In the 1970/71 school year it was…

Hotiza was first mentioned in 1389. In 1524 the place was mentioned as Hothyza. Until 1644 it belonged to the Bánffy family estates. After the family line ended, it became the property of the Nádasdy family, who, together with other estates, sold the village to the Eszterházy family in 1690. During the war of 1848-1849,…

The use of the seals of the settlements was regulated by the Act XVIII of 1871 on the settlements governance. When the law was enacted, the sub-prefect offices collected all the old typariums and placed them for preservation in the county archives. On these seals the settlements displayed their old, almost forgotten symbols

The use of the seals of the settlements was regulated by the Act XVIII of 1871 on the settlements governance. When the law was enacted, the sub-prefect offices collected all the old typariums and placed them for preservation in the county archives. On these seals the settlements displayed their old, almost forgotten symbols.

Count Ferenc Nádasdy III (1623-1671) was a member of one of the most prominent Hungarian aristocratic families. He entered history as the leader of a conspiracy against the Habsburg Emperor Leopold I. The plot was discovered and he was sentenced to death: on April 30, 1671, he was beheaded in Vienna. Until his death he…

Education began in 1784, the first instructor being Štefan Szijárto. In 1889 the Lutheran congregation built a new school building. In 1872, the district had 305 school-age children. During the WWI, education was discontinued, restarting only in December 1920. In 1922 it was a four-grade school and its district became smaller. In 1929, the religious…

In 1942, the Vas County Superintendent of Schools ordered a general survey, according to which the heads of primary schools had to report the number of staff and students, their religious denomination, mother tongue, etc., as well as the legal, technical status of the building, and any measures deemed necessary. The ministry of education planned…

In 1942, the Vas County Superintendent of Schools ordered a general survey, according to which the heads of primary schools had to report the number of staff and students, their religious denomination, mother tongue, etc., as well as the legal, technical status of the building, and any measures deemed necessary. The ministry of education planned…

In 1942, the Vas County Superintendent of Schools ordered a general survey, according to which the heads of primary schools had to report the number of staff and students, their religious denomination, mother tongue, etc., as well as the legal, technical status of the building, and any measures deemed necessary. The ministry of education planned…

In 1942, the Vas County Superintendent of Schools ordered a general survey, according to which the heads of primary schools had to report the number of staff and students, their religious denomination, mother tongue, etc., as well as the legal, technical status of the building, and any measures deemed necessary. The ministry of education planned…

In 1942, the Vas County Superintendent of Schools ordered a general survey, according to which the heads of primary schools had to report the number of staff and students, their religious denomination, mother tongue, etc., as well as the legal, technical status of the building, and any measures deemed necessary. The ministry of education planned…