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World War I Memorial

At 9 pm on 31 July 1914, the village was shaken by terrible news. Like a foreboding trumpet, the sound of the drum spread under the cover of night, and the village crier of the time, Károly Rozgonyi, shouted hoarsely through the streets: “War has broken out!”.

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"The men no longer took hold of their tools the next day but set off amidst great weeping and wailing to cleanse the stain on Hungarian honour. Meanwhile, the women who stayed behind continued the work with manly strength where the men had left off.” - we read in the early 20th-century monograph of the settlement. Approximately 215 men went to war, including the young Count Wolkenstein, 'Oszvald Hussar First Lieutenant, son of Archduke Friedrich’s former chief steward and the landlord of Bodrogkeresztúr, who heroically fell on the northern front on 7 May 1915. Nearly half of the 35 million crowns required for the memorial was donated by Countess Széchenyi-Wolkenstein Ernő’s wife, with the remaining amount collected by the residents of the village as a mark of respect. The base of the memorial was made from stone from Keresztúr, while the column itself was crafted from stone from Erdőbénye.

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Former Synagogue Former Synagogue According to the census of 1723-24, there were already 7 Jewish families living in Bodrogkeresztúr, and their number increased steadily during the 18th century. The strengthening of the community and the religious life is shown by the fact that the first rabbi of the Jewish community of Pest, Israel Wahrmann, was the rabbi of Bodrogkeresztúr prior to 1765, and there are records from the same year that the Bodrogkeresztúr fair was visited by Jewish merchants from Pest county. A few decades later, in 1786, 256 Jewish inhabitants were recorded in the settlement, in 65 households.
3916 Bodrogkeresztúr, Kossuth utca 30
Philip the stork - stork nests Philip the stork - stork nests A few years ago, the main street of the village had many overhead cables, which posed a constant threat to birds in the area. The proximity of the Bodrog river makes Bodrogkeresztúr a popular habitat for storks. However, the death of Fülöp the stork, who had lived in the village for 12 years, in 2018, has also highlighted the problem of overhead cables.
3916 Bodrogkeresztúr, Kossuth utca 16
The Calvinist Church The Calvinist Church The Louis seize style church was built in the late 18th century. At that time, the present Felső street was the main street of the village, and according to Joseph II's decrees, Protestants were only allowed to build the church 30 metres further down the street, with its back to the main street. History has served justice to the Reformed community in such a way that the lower street, closer to the river Bodrog, became the main route for the wine merchants, and eventually the lower street, going by the river, took over the role of the main street.
3916 Bodrogkeresztúr