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Pöstyén
Piešťany
Pöstyén
Hungarian:
Pöstyén
Slovak:
Piešťany
German:
Pistyan, Püschtin
Historical Hungarian county:
Nyitra
Country:
Slovakia
District:
Trnavský kraj
River:
Vág
Altitude:
160 m
GPS coordinates:
48.588647, 17.838681
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Population
Population:
30k
Hungarian:
0.35%
Population in 1910
| Total | 7379 |
|---|---|
| Hungarian | 19.51% |
| German | 8.04% |
| Slovak | 70.93% |
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The healing water of the world-famous spa town on the Vág River was mentioned as early as 1549 by Wernher György in his work entitled The Wonderful Waters of Hungary, but the 67-degree thermal spring of the island of the Vág River was already known to the Romans. The first stone bathhouse, the Napoleon Bath, which still operates today, was constructed by the landowner Erdődy János in the 1820s. The town was made world-famous by the Winter family, who leased the land in 1888 and built additional spa houses and hotels. Unfortunately, only a few of the former spa hotels still operate, they have been abandoned, destroyed, or given other functions.
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895
Arrival of the Hungarians
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895
The alliance of the seven Hungarian tribes took possession of the then largely uninhabited Carpathian Basin. Until then, the sparse Slavic population of the north-western Carpathians had lived under Moravian rule for a few decades after the collapse of the Avar Khaganate in the early 9th century.
1000
Foundation of the Hungarian Kingdom
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1000
The Kingdom of Hungary was established with the coronation of King Stephen I. He converted the Hungarians to Christianity and created two archdioceses (Esztergom and Kalocsa) and ten dioceses. He divided Hungary into counties led by ispáns, who were appointed by the king.
1113
The settlement was mentioned for the first time as "Pescan" in the description of the properties of the Benedictine Abbey of Mount Zobor.
1241-1242
Mongol Invasion
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1241-1242
The hordes of the Mongol Empire invaded Hungary and almost completely destroyed it. One third to one half of the population was destroyed. The Mongols also suffered heavy losses in the battle of Muhi and they could not hunt down the king. After their withdrawal, King Béla IV reorganized Hungary. He allowed the feudal lords to build stone castles because they were able to successfully resist the nomadic Mongols. The vast majority of stone castles were built after this. The king called in German, Vlach (Romanian) and Slavic settlers to replace the destroyed population.
middle of the 13th century
The Cseszneky family owned the settlement.
1301
The extinction of the House of Árpád
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1301
The House of Árpád, the first Hungarian royal dynasty, died out with the death of King Andrew III. Hungary was ruled by oligarchs, the most powerful of whom was Csák Máté, whose main ally was the Aba family. King Charles I (1308-1342), supported by the Pope, eventually emerged as the most prominent of the contenders for the Hungarian throne. But it took decades to break the power of the oligarchs.
late 13th century
The oligarch Csák Máté took control of Pöstyén.
1321
King Charles I of Hungary acquired Pöstyén with the death of the oligarch Csák Máté. It partly belonged to the lordship of Temetvény Castle.
1348
King Louis I of Hungary gave the lordship of Temetvény to Kont Miklós.
after 1516
After the extinction of the Kont family, King Louis II of Hungary gave Pöstyén to the Thurzó family.
1526
Battle of Mohács and the splitting of Hungary into two parts
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1526
Sultan Suleiman I launched a war against Vienna, instigated by the French. Ferdinand I, Duke of Austria, was the brother-in-law of King Louis II of Hungary. The army of the Ottoman Empire defeated the much smaller Hungarian army at Mohács, and King Louis II died in the battle. A group of the barons elected Ferdinand I of the House of Habsburg to the throne, who promised to defend Hungary from the Turks. He was the younger brother of the most powerful European monarch Emperor Charles V. But the nobility chose the most powerful Hungarian baron, Szapolyai János, who was also crowned as King John I. The country was split in two and a decades-long struggle for power began.
1541
The Turkish occupation of the capital, Buda, and the division of Hungary into three parts
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1541
The Turks conquered Buda, the capital of Hungary, after the death of King John I. The central part of the country was under Turkish rule for 150 years. The western and northern parts (including present-day Slovakia) formed the Kingdom of Hungary ruled by the Habsburg emperors. The eastern parts (now mainly under Romanian rule) were ruled by the successors of King John I of Hungary. In 1571, John II (John Sigismund), the son of King John I of Hungary, renounced the title of King of Hungary in favor of King Maximilian of the House of Habsburg, and henceforth held the title of Prince. This formally created the Principality of Transylvania, which was the eastern half of Hungary not ruled by the Habsburgs and was also a vassal of the Ottoman Empire. John II died in 1571, after which the three nations of Transylvania (the Hungarian nobility, the Székelys and the Saxons) elected the prince.
1549
Its thermal water was mentioned for the first time by Wernher György in his work that bore the title "Miraculous waters of Hungary". But the 67 degrees Celsius spring of the isle of the Vág River was already known by the Romans.
1571
The doctor Johannes Crato von Krafftheim described the medical use of the thermal water and mud of the spring of Pöstyén in his works.
1686
Recapture of Buda and the liberation of Hungary from the Turks
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1686
The army of the Holy League recaptured Buda from the Turks by siege. In 1687, the Imperial army invaded the Principality of Transylvania. The liberation was hindered by the French breaking their promise of peace in 1688 and attacking the Habsburg Empire. By 1699, when the Peace of Karlóca was signed, all of Hungary and Croatia had been liberated from the Ottoman Empire with the exception of Temesköz, the area bounded by the Maros, the Tisza and the Danube rivers. It was not until the Peace of Požarevac in 1718 that Temesköz was liberated from the Turks. However, the continuous war against the Turkish invaders and the Habsburg autocracy, which lasted for more than 150 years, wiped out large areas of the Hungarian population, which had previously made up 80% of the country's population, and was replaced by Vlachs (Romanians), Serbs and other Slavic settlers and Germans. The Habsburgs also favoured the settlement of these foreign peoples over the 'rebellious' Hungarians.
1703-1711
Hungarian War of Independence led by Prince Rákóczi Ferenc II
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1703-1711
After the expulsion of the Turks, the Habsburgs treated Hungary as a newly conquered province and did not respect its constitution. The serfs rose up against the Habsburg ruler because of the sufferings caused by the war and the heavy burdens, and they invited Rákóczi Ferenc II to lead them. Trusting in the help promised by King Louis XIV of France, he accepted. Rákóczi rallied the nobility to his side, and soon most of the country was under his control. The rebels were called the kurucs. In 1704, the French and the Bavarians were defeated at the Battle of Blenheim, depriving the Hungarians of their international allies. The Rusyn, Slovak and Vlach peasants and the Saxons of Szepes supported the fight for freedom, while the Serbs in the south and the Saxons in Transylvania served the Habsburgs. Due to lack of funds Rákóczi could not raise a strong regular army, and in 1710, Hungary was also hit by a severe plague. Rákóczi tried unsuccessfully to forge an alliance with Tsar Peter the Great of Russia. In his absence, without his knowledge, his commander-in-chief, Károlyi Sándor, accepted Emperor Joseph I's peace offer. The Peace of Szatmár formally restored the Hungarian constitution and religious freedom and granted amnesty, but did not ease the burden of serfdom. Rákóczi refused to accept the pardon and went into exile. He died in Rodosto, Turkey.
1720
Emperor Charles III gave the town to the Erdődy family as part of the lordship of Galgóc.
1813
The 18th century wooden bath houses were destroyed in a flood.
Around 1820
Erdődy János built the first bath house from stone in Classicist style (Napoleon bath).
1848-1849
Hungarian Revolution and War of Independence
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1848-1849
Following the news of the Paris Revolution on 22 February 1848, the Hungarian liberal opposition led by Kossuth Lajos demanded the abolition of serfdom, the abolition of the tax exemption of the nobility, a parliament elected by the people, and an independent and accountable national government. The revolution that broke out in Pest on 15 March expressed its demands in 12 points, which, in addition to the above mentioned, included the freedom of the press, equality before the law, the release of the political prisoners and the union with Transylvania. A Hungarian government was formed, Batthyány Lajos became prime minister, and on 11 April Emperor Ferdinand V ratified the reform laws. On August 31 the Emperor demanded the repeal of the laws threatening with military intervention. In September the Emperor unleashed the army of Jelacic, Ban of Croatia, on Hungary, but they were defeated by the Hungarians in the Battle of Pákozd on 29 September. An open war began for the independence of Hungary. The Habsburgs incited the nationalities against the Hungarians. The Rusyns, the Slovenes and most of the Slovaks and Germans supported the cause persistently, but the Vlachs (Romanians) and the Serbians turned against the Hungarians. The glorious Spring Campaign in 1849 led by General Görgei Artúr liberated almost all of Hungary. On 1 May 1849, Emperor Franz Joseph, effectively admitting defeat, asked for the help of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia, who sent an intervention army of 200,000 soldiers against Hungary. The resistance became hopeless against the overwhelming enemy forces and on 13 August Görgei Artúr surrendered to the Russians at Világos. Bloody reprisals followed, and on 6 October 1849, 12 generals and a colonel of the Hungarian Revolution, the martyrs of Arad, were executed in Arad. On the same day, Batthyány Lajos, the first Hungarian Prime Minister, was executed by firing squad in Pest. The Habsburgs introduced total authoritarianism in Hungary, but they also failed to fulfil their promises to the nationalities that had betrayed the Hungarians.
1867
Austro-Hungarian Compromise
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1867
The Habsburg Empire was weakened by the defeats it suffered in the implementation of Italian and German unity. The Hungarians wanted to return to the reform laws of 1848, but they did not have the strength to do so. Emperor Franz Joseph and the Hungarian opposition, led by Deák Ferenc, finally agreed to restructure the Empire and abolish absolutism. Hungary was given autonomy in its internal affairs, with its own government and parliament, which was essential for the development of its economy and culture. However, foreign and military affairs remained in the hands of the Habsburgs and served their aspiration for becoming a great power. The majority wanted Hungary's independence, but they were excluded from political power.
1888
The bath was leased by the Winter family. They built further baths and hotels and made Pöstyén a world famous bath town.
1914-1918
World War I
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1914-1918
As part of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, Hungary took part in the war on the side of the Central Powers.
August 20, 1915
The Iron Crown was unveiled. It was the wooden replica of the Holy Crown of Hungary. Those who donated to the invalid soldiers could hammer an iron nail into the statue.
1916
A sanatorium was established for the soldiers injured in World War I.
November 1918 - January 1919
The Czech, Romanian and Serbian occupation of Hungary
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November 1918 - January 1919
In Hungary, the freemasonic subversion brought the pro-Entente Károlyi Mihály to power. The new government, naively trusting the Entente powers, met all their demands and disbanded the Hungarian military, which rendered the country completely defenseless in the most dire need. Under French and Italian command, Czech, Romanian and Serbian troops invaded large parts of Hungary, where they immediately began the takeover. They fired Hungarian railway workers, officials and teachers, banned the use of the Hungarian language, abolished Hungarian education, and disposed of everything that reminded them of the country's Hungarian past. Hundreds of thousands of Hungarians were forced to leave their homeland, and the forcible assimilation of the remaining Hungarians was begun.
November 29, 1918
The Czechoslovaks invaded Pöstyén.
4 June 1920
Trianon Dictate
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4 June 1920
Hungary was forced to sign the Treaty of Trianon, although the country was not invited to the peace talks. Hungary lost two thirds of its territory that had belonged to it for more than 1000 years. One-third of the Hungarian population came under foreign rule. On the basis of the national principle, countries with a more mixed and less ethnically balanced composition than the former Hungary were created, such as Czechoslovakia and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later Yugoslavia). For example, while 48% of the population of the territory ceded to Czechoslovakia was Slovak and 30% Hungarian, 54% of the population of the former Hungary was Hungarian and 10.6% Slovak. And in the territory that is now part of Serbia, the Hungarians outnumbered the Serbs. The part of the territory allocated to Romania from Hungary was larger than the remaining territory of Hungary, despite the fact that there were 10 million Hungarians and less than 3 million Romanians in the former Hungary. While Hungary used to have the most liberal nationality policy in Europe, the successor states had no respect at all for the national and cultural rights of the indigenous Hungarians and engaged in forced assimilation. The Trianon Dictate destroyed the organic economic unity of the region. Before the First World War, Hungary had a dynamic economy, more advanced than Spain's. After 1920, the successor states formed the so-called "Little Entente", putting Hungary under an economic blockade and sabotaging it on the international stage.
14 March 1939
First independent Slovakia was established
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14 March 1939
The first independent Slovakia was established under German patronage. Josef Tiso became president of the country. In 1938, Hungary regained 11,927 km2 of territory from Czechoslovakia under the First Vienna Award. Its population was 869 thousand people, 86.5% of whom were Hungarian. From the remaining territory that Hungary did not get back, Slovakia was formed.
Autumn 1944 - Spring 1945
Soviet occupation
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Autumn 1944 - Spring 1945
The Soviet Red Army occupied Hungary and Slovakia, which resulted in the recreation of Czechoslovakia.
5 April 1945
Beneš decrees and the persecution of Hungarians
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5 April 1945
In Hungarian-majority Kassa, the president of occupying Czechoslovakia, Edvard Beneš, promulgated his government program, the so-called Beneš decrees. As part of this, the Hungarian population was deprived of their rights. Their complete expulsion was planned, with the support of the Soviet Union, and only the veto of the USA prevented it. Under the 'Reslavakization' programme, only those Hungarians who recognised themselves as Slovaks were allowed to regain their rights, thus renouncing all linguistic and cultural rights. In the violent expulsions that followed, nearly 200,000 Hungarians were deprived of their property and expelled from their homeland on the basis of their nationality.
1 January 1993
Dissolution of Czechoslovakia
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1 January 1993
Czechoslovakia disintegrated due to ethnic differences between Czechs and Slovaks, shortly after the withdrawal of Soviet tanks. Slovakia was formed entirely from territory carved out of historic Hungary, and Slovak national identity is still largely based on falsified history and artificial hatred of Hungarians. Despite deportations, expulsions, forced assimilation and strong economic pressure, there are still nearly half a million Hungarians living in the country.
Source: Wikipedia, arcanum.hu - Bánlaky József: A magyar nemzet hadtörténelme
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Churches, religious buildings
Saint Stephen of Hungary Roman Catholic Parish Church
Farský kostol sv. Štefana, kráľa
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Martin Hlauka (Pescan) / Attribution
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church
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church
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Roman Catholic
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Saint Stephen of Hungary Roman Catholic Parish Church
History
The church was built between 1828 and 1832 in Classicist style. The original church from the end of the 11th century was struck by lightning in 1772 and was destroyed in a flood in 1813, after which it was never rebuilt. Its ancient statue was placed in the new parish church, from where it later disappeared.
Lutheran Church
Evanjelický kostol augsburského vyznania
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Martin Hlauka (Pescan) / Attribution
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church
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church
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Lutheran
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Lutheran Church
History
The church was built in 1905 in neo-Gothic style.
Chapel of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Kúpeľná kaplnka
Martin Hlauka (Pescan) / Attribution
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chapel
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chapel
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Roman Catholic
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Chapel of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
History
The chapel was built in 1897 in neo-Gothic style.
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Napoleon Spa
History
The spa was built between 1822 and 1863 in Classicist style. It was the first bath house of Pöstény made from stone.
Bath Hall, Kursalon
Balneologické múzeum - Kúpeľná dvorana
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bath / spa
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Bath Hall, Kursalon
History
The bath hall was built in eclectic style in 1893. Its architect was the Hungarian Alpár Ignác.
Now it hosts the Museum of Balneology. The museum was established in 1928 at the initiative of Winter lmre. It has an exhibition of geography, balneology, medicine, ethnography and archeology.
Commerce, industry, hospitality
former Grand Hotel Rónai
Hotel Slovan
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hotel / tavern / guesthouse
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former Grand Hotel Rónai
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The hotel was built in Art Nouveau style in 1906 by Rónai Adolf, owner of a café from Budapest. The architect was the Austrian Adolf Oberlander. The hotel was originally called Grand Hotel Rónai, but it was soon purchased by Winter Lajos, who renamed it to Grand Hotel Royal. It was the first large hotel building of the town. During the Communism the hotel was renamed to Garand Hotel Slovan. It is now abandoned and is in a state of decay.
former Hotel Green Tree
Zelený strom
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hotel / tavern / guesthouse
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hospital / clinic / sanatorium / doctor's office
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former Hotel Green Tree
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The hotel was constructed in 1903 in Art-Nouveau style according to the plans of Böhm Henrik and Hegedűs Ármin. The construction was ordered by Winter Lajos. It is now a health care institution. There is a plaque on its facade written only in Slovak language. The following inscription can be seen on its pediment: "Grand Hotel, Pension".
former Hotel Linden
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hotel / tavern / guesthouse
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under reconstruction
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former Hotel Linden
History
It was an Art Nouveau hotel built at the beginning of the 20th century. It was destroyed, but currently it is being rebuilt.
Thermia Palace Hotel and Irma Spa
Thermia Palace Ensana Health Spa Hotel
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hotel / tavern / guesthouse, bath / spa
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hotel / tavern / guesthouse
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Thermia Palace Hotel and Irma Spa
History
Winter Sándor and his sons built the hotel in 1912 in Art-Nouveau style. It was the most modern hotel and spa complex of Central-Europe. In February 1917 three emperors met in the hotel to discuss their further plans for the war: Wilhelm II of Germany, Charles I of Austria-Hungary and Ferdinand I of Bulgaria.
The Irma Spa was built in Art-Nouveau style between 1912 and 1914 according to the plans of Böhm Henrik and Hegedűs Ármin.
Spa Hotel Pro Patria
Spa Hotel Pro Patria
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hotel / tavern / guesthouse, bath / spa
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Spa Hotel Pro Patria
History
The patriotic sanatorium was established by Winter Lajos and Archduke Franz Salvator of Austria, a general of Austria-Hungary, for the soldiers injured during World War I.
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Löger Villa
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Memorials
Bust of Queen Elisabeth
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statue / memorial / relief
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statue / memorial / relief
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Bust of Queen Elisabeth
History
The bust was unveiled in 1902 in memory of Queen Elisabeth of Hungary, the wife of Franz Joseph I. She was very popular in Hungary because of her affection for the country. It is the artwork of Jankovich Gyula. The bust was torn down by the Czechoslovak invaders in 1918. It was reerected in the 1990s but it was only provided with Slovak and German inscription.
Statue of Winter Lajos
Socha Ľudovíta Wintera v Piešťanoch
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statue / memorial / relief
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statue / memorial / relief
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Statue of Winter Lajos
History
Winter Lajos, owner of hotels and spas, played an important role in transforming Pöstyén into a modern and international spa town at the beginning of the 20th century.
Museums and Galleries
Bath Hall, Kursalon
Balneologické múzeum - Kúpeľná dvorana
Originally:
bath / spa
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museum
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Bath Hall, Kursalon
History
The bath hall was built in eclectic style in 1893. Its architect was the Hungarian Alpár Ignác.
Now it hosts the Museum of Balneology. The museum was established in 1928 at the initiative of Winter lmre. It has an exhibition of geography, balneology, medicine, ethnography and archeology.
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