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Károlyi Castle (Szegvár)
Károlyi Castle is a 19th-century castle located in Szegvár, Szentes District, Csongrád-Csanád County, Hungary. History The County Hall was built on the site of the Dóczy Castle. The fortified Dóczy Castle, where the Hungarian King John Zápolya also stayed, was rebuilt by the new owner, Count Sándor Károlyi, between 1725 and 1727, and surrounded by walls after the Turkish period. In 1730, Mátyás Bél wrote: "... Count Sándor Károlyi’s residence, built like a rectangular tower, stands... Inside there are vaults, chambers, wine cellars, the palace in the middle is as magnificent as the entire building. What is beyond is also divided into two small rooms, and there is also a vestibule in the staircase. Then there is a house, which is surrounded on all sides by a wall in the form of a watchtower. From its top, a view of the entire county can be seen. In summer, it is a really healthy and cool dwelling due to the constant air movement, but in winter, due to the lack of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Szegvár
Szegvár is a large village in Csongrád County, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and .... Geography It covers an area of and has a population of 4385 people (2015). References External links * in Hungarian Populated places in Csongrád-Csanád County {{Csongrad-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forints
The forint (, sign Ft; code HUF) is the currency of Hungary. It was formerly divided into 100 fillér, but fillér coins are no longer in circulation. The introduction of the forint on 1 August 1946 was a crucial step in the post-World War II stabilisation of the Hungarian economy, and the currency remained relatively stable until the 1980s. Transition to a market economy in the early 1990s adversely affected the value of the forint; inflation peaked at 35% in 1991. Between 2001 and 2022, inflation was in single digits, and the forint has been declared fully convertible. In May 2022, inflation reached 10.7% amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ... and economic uncertainty. As a member of the European Union, the long-term aim of the Hung ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castles In Hungary
This list of castles in Hungary article consists mostly of the well-known castles on the territory of today's Hungary. List of castles See also *Palaces and mansions in Hungary *List of castles in Europe External linksHomepage of castles in Hungary and in the ancient Hungarian Kingdom {{Castles in Hungary Castles in Hungary, Lists of buildings and structures in Hungary, Castles Lists of castles in Europe, Hungary Lists of castles by country, Hungary Lists of tourist attractions in Hungary, Casltes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks in World War II, Tanks and Air warfare of World War II, aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in history, causing World War II casualties, the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Allied-occupied Germany, Germany, Allied-occupied Austria, Austria, Occupation of Japan, Japan, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sára Salkaházi
Sára Salkaházi, SSS (born Sarolta Klotild Schalkház; 11 May 1899 – 27 December 1944) was a Hungarian Catholic religious sister who saved the lives of approximately one hundred Jews during World War II. Denounced and summarily executed by the pro-Nazi Arrow Cross Party, Salkaházi was beatified in 2006. Early life Salkaházi was born in Kassa (now Košice, Slovakia) on 11 May 1899 to Leopold and Klotild Schalkház, owners of the Hotel Schalkhaz in Kassa. The family was of German origin. Her father died when she was only two years old. Her brother described her as "a tomboy with a strong will and a mind of her own." She earned an elementary school teacher's degree, and later worked as a bookbinder's apprentice, and in a millinery shop. She became a journalist and edited the official paper of the National Christian Socialist Party of Czechoslovakia. At this time, she was far from devout, and at times, even flirted with atheism. Before becoming a religious sister, she was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Szentes
Szentes () is a town in south-eastern Hungary, Csongrád-Csanád County, Csongrád county, near the Tisza, Tisza river. The town is a cultural and educational center of the region. It is the third most populous town in Csongrád-Csanád County, Csongrad county after Szeged and Hódmezővásárhely. History The area around Szentes has been inhabited since the Neolithic. The Szegvár-tűzkövesi idol, one of the Neolithic period's only depictions of a male deity, was discovered in the area. During the Migration Period, barbarian invasions, many Ethnicity, ethnic groups moved through the region, and there is archeological evidence of hundreds of Grave, graves belonging to Iazyges, Sarmatians, Gepids, Huns, and Pannonian Avars, Avars. According to certain accounts, the legendary camp of Attila, Atilla the Hun was found in this area, at the confluence of the Tisza and the Körös rivers. The town was first documented about the land-division in 1332 and called "''Scenthus".'' It was sai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sándor Rózsa
Sándor Rózsa (July 10, 1813 – November 22, 1878) was a Hungarian outlaw (in Hungarian: ''betyár'') from the Great Hungarian Plain. He is the best-known Hungarian highwayman; his life inspired numerous writers, notably Zsigmond Móricz and Gyula Krúdy. After his death, his life was romanticized in fiction due to his role in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. Rózsa, like Jóska Sobri, is one of the most famous Hungarian betyárs (bandits). Biography Rózsa was born on July 10, 1813 to his mother Erzsébet (Elisabeth) Kántor and father András (Andrew) Rózsa. He lost his father at an early age, as he was hanged for horse theft, and according to other sources he was shot dead during a robbery in Bácska. This had a major impact on the rest of his life. He was illiterate. Rózsa committed his first crime on the outskirts of Kiskunhalas. In 1836, at the age of 23, he was prosecuted for stealing two cows from farmer István Darabos, for which he was sent to Szeged pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krajczar
The Kreuzer (), in English also spelled kreutzer ( ), was a coin and unit of currency in the southern German states prior to the introduction of the German gold mark in 1871–1873, and in Austria and Switzerland. After 1760 it was made of copper. In south Germany the kreuzer was typically worth 4 Pfennige and there were 60 Kreuzer to a gulden. ''Kreuzer'' was abbreviated as ''Kr'', ''kr'', ''K'' or ''Xr''. Early history The Kreuzer goes back to a ''Groschen'' coin minted in Merano in South Tyrol in 1271 (the so-called ''etscher Kreuzer''). Because of the double cross (German: ''Kreuz'') on the face of the coin, it was soon given the name ''Kreuzer''. It spread in the 15th and 16th centuries throughout the south of the German-speaking area. The Imperial Coinage Act of 1551 made them the unit for small silver coins. In 1559 a value of 60 Kreuzer to 1 Gulden had been adopted throughout the southern states of the Holy Roman Empire, but the northern German states declined to joi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Csongrád County
Csongrád (; , archaically also ''Црноград/Crnograd,'' ) is a town in Csongrád County in southern Hungary. History At the time of the Hungarian Conquest (the end of 9th century) the Maros Valley was under Bulgarian control. The fortress was known as Chorniy Grad (Slavs, Slavic term for 'black castle') and served as a Bulgarian-Slavic guard outpost. Later King Saint Stephen of Hungary, Stephen (1000–1038) made the town a state administration center, giving its name to a county. It remained a county seat till the Mongol invasion of Hungary (1240–42). The town and fortress were badly damaged by the Mongols; king Béla IV subsequently transferred the county seat to Szeged in 1247. The move significantly affected Csongrád's recovery. It did not become a town again until 1920. Main sights The Main Square obtained its definitive shape in the first half of the 10th century, its streets are wide with many trees. The Main Street is lined by old plane trees. The road runni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Szentes District
Szentes () is a district in north-eastern part of Csongrád County. ''Szentes'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Great Plain Statistical Region. Geography Szentes District borders with Kunszentmárton District ''( Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County)'' and Szarvas District ''(Békés County)'' to the north, Orosháza District ''(Békés County)'' to the east, Hódmezővásárhely District to the south, Csongrád District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Szentes District is 8. Municipalities The district has 1 town, 2 large villages and 5 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012) The bolded municipality is city, ''italics'' municipalities are large villages. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 41,328 and the population density was 51/km2. Ethnicity Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 600) and German (150). Total population (2011 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mátyás Bél
Matthias Bel or Matthias Bél (; ; ; ; 22–24 March(?), 1684 – 29 August 1749) was a Lutheran pastor and polymath from the Kingdom of Hungary. Bel was active in the fields of pedagogy, philosophy, philology, history, and theoretical theology; he was the founder of Hungarian geographic science and a pioneer of descriptive ethnography and economy. A leading figure in pietism. He is also known as the Great Ornament of Hungary (''Magnum decus Hungariae''). Origin, life Matthias Bel was born in Ocsova, Kingdom of Hungary (now Očová, Slovakia) to Matthias (Matej) Bel Funtík or Bel-Funtík, a Slovak wealthy peasant and butcher. Little is known about his Hungarian mother Elisabeth born Czesnek (, ) except that she was very religious and that she was born in Veszprém. He described himself as ''"lingua Slavus, natione Hungarus, eruditione Germanus"'' ("by language a Slav/Slovak, by nation a Hungarian, by erudition a German"). In 1710, he married an ethnic German woman from Hun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sándor Károlyi
Baron, later Count Sándor Károlyi de Nagykároly (; 20 March 1668 – 8 September 1743) was a Hungarian aristocrat, statesman and Imperial Feldmarschall. He was one of the generals of Francis II Rákóczi during the War of Independence. Later he negotiated the Treaty of Szatmár, which guaranteed autonomy to the Hungarian nobles. Early life He was born in Nagykároly, Kingdom of Hungary (present-day Carei, Romania) on 20 March 1668, as a son of László Károlyi and his second wife, Erzsébet Sennyey. The Károly family is one of the oldest, richest, and most famous noble families of Hungary. The Károly castle with market towns and parishes is located in Upper Hungary beyond the Tisza, in Szatmár County.Constant Wurzbach, ''Károly, die Grafen,'' BLKÖ, v11, pp. 1–2 War with the Turks and Hungarian uprising After the Battle of Vienna (1683), and the subsequent (and eventual) ejection of the Ottoman armies from the Principality of Transylvania in the Second Battle of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
