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NEOGRAD 2011 • A NOGRAD MEGYEI

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NML = Nógrád Megyei Levéltár KFM K, KFM AD = Kubinyi Ferenc Múzeum - Kézirattár, Kubinyi Ferenc Múzeum - Adattár

„In the Service of the Market Town”- Town Identity in the History of a Dynasty of Office Clerks in Szécsény

by Noémi Kazareczki

The present study introduces the activities and life histories of two brothers and their descendants settling down in Szécsény in the last third of the 19th century with no claim to completeness.

Sándor Niedermann (1876—1945) worked as an elementary school teacher, then in a headmaster’s responsible position. His sons worked in public administration, for a while in their hometown. Sándor’s brother, Vilmos Niedermann (1857—1906) as a post master ran the post in Szécsény for nearly 2 decades, after his death followed by his wife, then daughter until 1946.

Szécsény with market town rank since 1334 under the Ottoman rule gave an important border fortification for the region. After the liberation from Ottoman Rule one of the most important national assemblies of the Rákóczi Freedom Fight was held there. The population’s feeling of identity got inspired by these significant historical events in the following centuries. In 1886 the town rank was taken away, and the people living there not accepting the downgrading started to use the term ’Nagy-Szécsény’ (Great Szécsény).

In spite of the economic setback at the beginning of the 20th century and differently from other towns of the region, local identity grew stronger as reflected in social-civic organizations. It cannot be neglected that the still alive Rákóczi cult also emerged at that time.

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