Sights

Memorial plaque of the martyrs of the 1956 revolution

Hungary, 9021 Győr Révai Miklós utca 2.

October 25, 1956, marked the bloodiest conflict of the revolution taking place at the Győr prison when the crowd demanded that the political prisoners are set free. Three young people (Mária Máté, Ödön Halász, and Béla Szabó) died heroically in the conflict. A carved wooden post (kopjafa) and a plaque by the prison upholds their memory.

The commemorative double cross

Hungary, 9155 Lebény

The local government of Lébény erected a memorial cross at the junction of Hunyadi and Dózsa György Street commemorating 2000 years of Christianity and the 1000th anniversary of the founding of the Hungarian state. The oaken memorial cross, with the year 2000 on the crossbar and the state coat of arms including the crown on the stipes was dedicated on October 7, 2000.

1956 memorial on Bisinger Promenade

Hungary, 9021 Győr Bisinger sétány

In 1956, the crowd gathered around what is today the Trianon Memorial, they brought down what was then a huge Soviet heroes' monument.

Bormászi Cross

Hungary, 9155 Lebény

The wooden cross, which was originally set in place by the Wenckheim Manor had largely deteriorated and had fallen over by the 1980s, was renovated in 1992 by the Catholic congregation upon the initiative of István Susovits. The original corpus hangs under the INRI sign of the simple wooden cross, the carpentry work of Miklós Nátz. The body of the corpus was painted gold, whilst the hair, beard, and loincloth are brown in color. At the time of its renovation, it was surrounded by a wrought iron fence from the Catholic cemetery. vették körül.

Széchenyi Square

Hungary, 9021 Győr Széchenyi tér

Győr's renovated Baroque main square is an important site in the life of the city. This is where the Mary Column, the Benedictine Complex, the Apatúr House and the Iron Log Trade Sign, among others, is located.

Lutheran Church of Lébény

Hungary, 9155 Lebény Damjanich utca 1.

Built in 1795 with donations from the Lutheran congregation. Its Baroque furnishings were purchased from the Cappucine monastery in Mosonmagyaróvár that ceased to function in 1782. This is when the altar and the gallery, originally shorter, that we can see today and are connected to the pulpit, were constructed. The church was renovated on the 100th anniversary of its consecration. The old tower with its steeple was demolished and a new one with a Baroque style steeple was constructed. The interior was renewed as well with a new baptismal font and chandelier as well as a new crucifix for the altar. At this time, a marble plaque with a quotation from the Book of Psalms and the date of the church’s reconstruction was placed above the entrance. In 1987-88, the church’s exterior was newly plastered and the steeple was demolished to be rebuilt in its original form..

World War I Memorial

Hungary, 9155 Lebény Fő tér

Of the 600 soldiers to be drafted to the frontlines in WWI, 173 never returned, they had lost their lives in Galicia, the Serbian and Romanian fronts and the battle of Doberdo-Piave. The municipality built a memorial in 1930 to honor their fallen heroes. The imposing bronze statue by Ottó Kalotai Kreipel titled Őrszem (Sentinel) was dedicated on June 1, 1930.

World War I Memorial

Hungary, 9025 Győr Radó-sziget

On the southern side of the double bridge over the Rába, in one of the most beautiful spots in Győr, a memorial for the heroes of WWI was created in by the sculptor János Horvay in 1936, the monument was dedicated on July 3, 1938.

World War II Memorial

Hungary, 9155 Lebény Templom tér

On May 23, 1992, a memorial for the local soldiers who had lost their lives in the Second World War was consecrated. The memorial was designed by László Bujtás. The three columns of black granite sheets uphold the memory of the citizens of Lébény who had fallen victim to the devastation of the war. Of them, 89 are war heroes, 21 are civilians and 19 Lébény citizens of Jewish faith who lost their lives in the concentration camps.