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Petőfi Sándor Secondary Grammar School (Budapest)
Petőfi may refer to: * Sándor Petőfi (1823–1849), a Hungarian poet and revolutionary ** Petőfi Bridge ** Petőfi Csarnok ("Petőfi Hall") ** '' Dem Andenken Petőfis'' ( hu, Petőfi szellemének, links=no, "In Petofi's Memory"), a piece for piano by Ferenc Liszt ** '' Petőfi '73'', a 1973 Hungarian drama film directed by Ferenc Kardos ** 4483 Petöfi, a main belt asteroid ** National Peasant Party (Hungary), a short-lived 1956 revival of a Hungarian political party under the name Petőfi Party * Count Petofi, a fictional character in the TV drama ''Dark Shadows'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Petoefi Hungarian-language surnames hu:Petőfi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sándor Petőfi
Sándor Petőfi ( []; né Petrovics; sk, Alexander Petrovič; sr, Александар Петровић; 1 January 1823 – most likely 31 July 1849) was a Hungarian poet of Serbian origin and liberal revolutionary. He is considered Hungary's national poet, and was one of the key figures of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. He is the author of the ''Nemzeti dal'' (National Song), which is said to have inspired the revolution in the Kingdom of Hungary that grew into a war for independence from the Austrian Empire. It is most likely that he died in the Battle of Segesvár, one of the last battles of the war. Early life Petőfi was born on the New Year's morning of 1823, in the town of Kiskőrös, Kingdom of Hungary. The population of Kiskőrös was predominantly of Slovak origin as a consequence of the Habsburgs' reconstruction policy designed to settle, where possible, non-Hungarians in areas devastated during the Turkish wars. His birth certificate, in Latin, gives his name as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petőfi Bridge
Petőfi híd or Petőfi Bridge (named after Sándor Petőfi, old name is ''Horthy Miklós Bridge'', named after governor Miklós Horthy) is a bridge in Budapest, connecting Pest and Buda across the Danube. It is the second southernmost public bridge in Budapest. Its two ends are: * Boráros tér (southern end of Grand Boulevard and terminus of the Csepel HÉV) * Goldmann György tér (next to the campuses of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics) Budapest already made a proposal in the early 1900s to build the bridge, but the competent state bodies believed that a bridge in Óbuda was much more important. After the start of World War I., the idea was postponed, however, the bridge was still important for the townspeople. The bridge was built between 1933–1937,https://www.budapest.com/city_guide/sights/bridges/petofi_bridge.en.html according to the plans of Hubert Pál Álgyay. It is 514 m in length (along with the sections leading up) and 25.6 m in width and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petőfi Csarnok
Petőfi Csarnok ("Petőfi Hall"), often called PeCsa, was a leisure center and concert hall in Budapest, Hungary. Placed in the Városliget The City Park ( hu, Városliget; german: Stadtwäldchen) is a public park close to the centre of Budapest, Hungary. It is a rectangle, with an area of , located in District XIV of Budapest, between ''Hungária körút'', ''Ajtósi Dürer sor'', ..., it was a famous concert spot for pop/rock music, serving as a home for cultural programs, exhibitions and fan clubs. The building consisted of a 1020 square metre hall, and an open stage with a guest capacity of 4500 people. After a number of delays, the building was finally demolished in early 2017 as part of the reconstruction of the surrounding park. History The predecessor of the building was the ''Iparcsarnok'', an exhibition building built in 1885. The building has been seriously damaged in World War II, followed by its demolition. Later the ''Budapest International Fair'' built a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dem Andenken Petőfis
''Dem Andenken Petőfis'' (''In Petőfi's Memory''; its original Hungarian title was "Petőfi szellemének") is a piece for piano by Franz Liszt Franz Liszt, in modern usage ''Liszt Ferenc'' . Liszt's Hungarian passport spelled his given name as "Ferencz". An orthographic reform of the Hungarian language in 1922 (which was 36 years after Liszt's death) changed the letter "cz" to simpl ..., who was a contemporary of Sándor Petőfi. Written in 1877, it is an elegy, like many of Liszt's works. This was written in memory of the Hungarian nationalist and poet Sándor Petőfi, whose poems Liszt sometimes set to music. It was one of the ABRSM's grade 8 piano exam pieces in 2005–06. References External links * Compositions by Franz Liszt 1877 compositions Compositions for solo piano Funerary and memorial compositions {{classical-composition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petőfi '73
''Petőfi '73'' is a 1973 Hungarian drama film directed by Ferenc Kardos. It was entered into the 1973 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Mihály Kovács - Sándor Petőfi * Nóra Kovács - Szendrey júlia * Can Togay - Kossuth Lajos * Tibor Csizmadia - Vasvári Pál * Csaba Oszkay - Madarász László * Péter Szuhay - Görgey Artúr * Attila Köhalmi - Jókai Mór * Miklós Donik - Orlay Petrik Soma * Tibor Spáda - Bem József * Péter Blaskó - Klapka György * János Marosvölgyi - Dembinszky * Zoltán Fábián - Damjanich János * Kata Kánya ''Kata'' is a Japanese word ( 型 or 形) meaning "form". It refers to a detailed choreographed pattern of martial arts movements made to be practised alone. It can also be reviewed within groups and in unison when training. It is practised ... * Péter Fried References External links * 1973 films Hungarian drama films 1970s Hungarian-language films 1973 drama films Films directed by Ferenc Kardos {{1970s-dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Peasant Party (Hungary)
The National Peasant Party ( hu, Nemzeti Parasztpárt, NPP) was a political party in Hungary between 1939 and 1949. It was led by the writer Péter Veres. The party was revived for a short time during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and after the end of communism in 1989–90. History The party was established in 1939, but was only formalised as an organisation on 19 September 1944.Vincent E McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europe'', Greenwood Press, p507 It won 42 seats in the National Interim Assembly elections in 1944. By the following year it had 170,000 members,Mária Palasik (2011) ''Chess Game for Democracy: Hungary Between East and West, 1944-1947'', McGill-Queen's Press, p37 although it was reduced to 23 seats in the parliamentary elections that year. However, the following year the party won 36 of the 411 seats in the parliamentary elections. For the 1949 elections it ran as part of the Communist-led Hungarian Independent People's Front, winning 39 seats.Dieter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Count Petofi
Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1992. p. 73. . The etymologically related English term " county" denoted the territories associated with the countship. Definition The word ''count'' came into English from the French ''comte'', itself from Latin '' comes''—in its accusative ''comitem''—meaning “companion”, and later “companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor”. The adjective form of the word is " comital". The British and Irish equivalent is an earl (whose wife is a "countess", for lack of an English term). In the late Roman Empire, the Latin title '' comes'' denoted the high rank of various courtiers and provincial officials, either military or administrative: before Anthemius became emperor in the West in 467, he was a mil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungarian-language Surnames
Hungarian () is an Uralic language spoken in Hungary and parts of several neighbouring countries. It is the official language of Hungary and one of the 24 official languages of the European Union. Outside Hungary, it is also spoken by Hungarian communities in southern Slovakia, western Ukraine ( Subcarpathia), central and western Romania (Transylvania), northern Serbia (Vojvodina), northern Croatia, northeastern Slovenia (Prekmurje), and eastern Austria. It is also spoken by Hungarian diaspora communities worldwide, especially in North America (particularly the United States and Canada) and Israel. With 17 million speakers, it is the Uralic family's largest member by number of speakers. Classification Hungarian is a member of the Uralic language family. Linguistic connections between Hungarian and other Uralic languages were noticed in the 1670s, and the family itself (then called Finno-Ugric) was established in 1717. Hungarian has traditionally been assigned to the Ugric alo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
