The base of the cross had a blacksmith's hammer and pliers crossing each other and a text written in the local Slovenian dialect. Probably the work of a local blacksmith. According to the oral tradition, the wife wanted to poison the blacksmith, but he survived. He thanked God by erecting the cross. In 2017, it…

In 1978, János Bárdosi (1933-1983) demolished a house with a chimneyless kitchen on the János Hill in Felsőszölnök. During the demolition, he noted that the residential building originally consisted of three parts: a chimneyless house, a porch and a chamber. The house had five sliding blind windows, one vent hole and a smoke outlet. Therefore,…

The memorial was erected in 1925. Prince Árpád is portrayed on its top. On the pedestal there is the figure of a World War I soldier with a young boy and a fallen comrade. The base of the statue lists the names of those fallen during the First and Second World War from Apátistvánfalva, Újbalázsfalva,…

In 1686 the mill was owned by the Batthyány estate, then by Count László Szapáry. In 1911 Mihály Guttmann bought the mill and the sawmill. The latter was let to an entrepreneur named Schwarcz, then taken over by his son, Imre. In 1949 the family was declared “kulaks” and resettled. In 1960 the mill and…

In 1866 began the construction of the present synagogue, which is the only synagogue in Slovenia besides the Maribor synagogue. There is a permanent memorial exhibition on the Jewish population in Lendava and Prekmurje, as well as a permanent exhibition by Dan Reisinger, an Israeli graphic artist and painter, entitled Scrolls of Fire.

The Őrség Folk Monument complex in Szalafő, Pityerszer, consists of 10 buildings: 1 fenced house, 1 single-storeyed and 1 two-storeyed “kástu” (food and fodder storage building), 2 dwelling houses, 1 barn, 1 barn with stable and pantry, 1 shed, 1 pigsty and 1 wood-shed. The most valuable building is the two-storeyed “kástu” and the fenced…

The St. Michael's Roman Catholic church was built in the 13th century. It was used by the Lutherans in the 17th century, and by the Catholic congregation starting from 1673. The Gothic style was replaced by the Baroque in the 18th century. Its tower is above the entrance. Between 2011 and 2013, the altar, pulpit,…

The castle was built in Baroque style in the 18th century. Around 1870 it was remodeled in eclectic style, later, around 1920, it was converted to Art Nouveau style. It has been a social welfare home since 1951. The inside has been completely redesigned, with only a few old doors, the library and chapel room…

In the 1970s, excavations were carried out by Mária Károlyi at the Celtic settlement, which had entered the literature as the Fortress of Ostffyasszonyfa. The site is located in the floodplain of the Rába River, on the banks of the Lánka stream, on the top of a hill today largely covered by forest. The approximately…

The tumulus no. 1, being 6.5 meters high and 34 m in diameter, was unearthed in 1978 under the leadership of Mária Fekete. The 6.7 x 7 m chamber inside the mound was oriented north-south. On the southern side, the entrance was marked by two pairs of column posts, and at that time there were…

Led by György Nemesnépi Zakál, 1803 the people of Őrség built a 7x4 m oratory (wooden, thatched-roof loghouse, prayer house) and a school. In 1817 theydecided to build a brick temple in place of the burned-down prayer house. The church was dedicated on October 28th, 1821. In 1844, a four-room parsonage was built next to…

The building has a cross-shaped layout. A copper-clad flat-topped prism-shaped 6x6 meter dome and the windows ensure the lighting. There are bronze plaques on the gate with the names of the 72 books of the Scripture. The church bells are in a separate bell tower. The inside walls depict the stations. Above the entrance is…