Sights

Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Hungary, 9211 Feketeerdő Hét vezér u. 12.

"The church was built in 1863. Its feast is held on September 8. ."

The Abda Grave Memorial of Miklós Radnóti

Hungary, 9151 Abda

Miklós Radnóti, the excellent modern Hungarian poet was shot on the road leading to Abda in 1944. The Radnóti Memorial stands in the middle of a grove of birch trees, at the place where the poet along with other people sentenced to forced labor were executed. Miklós Radnóti, the excellent modern Hungarian poet was shot in 1944 on the road to Abda. The statue of Miklós Radnóti on the outskirts of Győr along the road leading toward Abda marks the place where the poet was shot into a mass grave at the end of the Second World War. The full-figure granite statue is the work of Miklós Melocco, it depicts the poet wearing a shroud, his head bowed toward the ground.

Mátyásfa (Matthias Tree)

Slovakia, 932 01 Nagymegyer Poľovnícka 2144/45

According to the historical legend, King Matthias tied his horse to this tree and pitched his tent here when he was in Nagymegyer to examine the grievances of the city's dwellers. The people of Nagymegyer, once belonging to the tribe of Megyer had an unusual right up to 1421, they did not pay taxes to anyone but the king. In 1421 King Sigismund exchanged the lands he owned here with the Kanizsays which resulted in the liege lords taxing the town's citizens, something they were not happy with. Thus, they turned to the king who was famous for his justice and Matthias set off for Nagymegyer wearing a disguise to investigate the matter. He determined the complaint to be justified and promised to remedy the situation. Due to this legend, the oaktree made its way to the city's historical and current coat of arms.

Historical Memorial Park

Slovakia, 932 01 Nagymegyer Svätého Štefana

The memorial park was gradually transformed by the Csemadok Association of Nagymegyer between 1996 and 2010. Of the five carved wooden grave markers we can find here, one was created to commemorate the 1100the anniversary of the Conquest. The second one was made to honor the 730th anniversary of the first time the city was mentioned in writing. There is one that was erected to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the reorganization of the city's scout movement by the 23rd János Arany Scout Team in 2002. The marker was made to honor the foundation of the Csemadok basic organization can be found here as well along with the one made for the 20th annual Saint Stephen Days honoring the man who initiated it, the dean parson László Kovács.

Vince Sulyok Literary Memorial

Hungary, 9012 Győr-Ménfőcsanak Győri út 90.

The Vince Sulyok Literary Memorial is located in the Bezerédj Castle of Ménfőcsanak. Vince Sulyok, author, poet, literary translator and education historian wrote the majority of his works in Norway. A portion of these was transported back to Hungary during his lifetime, but the last of them only arrived after the author's death. The collection, comprising nearly five-thousand works, was established in the town of Ménfőcsanak bearing the name Vince Sulyok Literary Memorial in 2011. Apart from the poet's Norwegian and Hungarian language works, the collection includes many pieces of important literature by Hungarian emigrant writers.

Erzsébet Galgóczi Memorial Room

Hungary, 9012 Győr-Ménfőcsanak Győri út 90.

The Erzsébet Galgóczy Memorial Room is located in the side wing of the Bezerédj Castle. The writer's study and 'farmhouse room' from her Budapest apartment can be seen here. Documents, manuscripts and received honors commemorate her life's work and main stations of her literary career. Visitors can become acquainted with the environment in which the author lived and worked.

Pipagyújtó Csárda - military memorial

Slovakia, 931 01 Somorja

On the north side of the road from Somorja to Dunajska Streda running parallel to the Danube there once stood an inn by the name of Pipagyújtó (Pipe lighter). A smaller battle of the 1848-49 Revolution was fought near here. The men of the armed forces who had overtaken the area around Somorja were pressing on toward Tejfalu for reconnaissance purposes when they came under enemy fire. Two soldiers lost their lives here and they were buried together in a single grave by the inn. The memorial we can visit today is a fenced-off park with a grove of trees surrounded by fields with an obelisk standing in its back area. A plaque was placed at the foot of the obelisk with the names of those who died a heroic death here. The column in the park was completely renovated for the 150th anniversary of the battle.

Statue park of Musicians

Hungary, 931 01 Somorja

A statue park that is unique all over Europe. Visitors can pay their respects to the memories of modern musical legends such as Freddie Mercury, Jim Morrison, John Lennon, Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, and Bon Scott. The sculptures are the works of Oskar Košecký.

Statue Garden

Hungary,

The statue park was established where the barbed wire fencing marking the Hungarian-Slovakian-Austrian border once stood, of which one post is still there, with its top painted red, white and green. At the center of the statue, the park is a triangular block of concrete with the code of one of the three countries at each side. This is the Tri-border of Hungary, Austria, and Slovakia. The triangular marble table was created by Austria, it has three benches on either side and the table surface of the block is ornamented with each country’s coat of arms. The aim of the symposium was to create a symbol of exemplary meaning for Europe freed from political borders. A sculptor from each country took part in the project and the work was placed at the three countries’ common border.