Heves megyei aprónyomtatványok 21/H
THE MÁTRA MUSEUM Gyöngyös KISNÁNA CASTLE "The Mátra" natural history exhibition, cove-ring the 300 million year old history of the Mátra hills can be seen in the one time Orczy Palace. In the seven room display one can see geological exhibits and representatives from the Pleistocene and Holocene era, including the only complete mammoth skeleton to be found in Hungary. All designed to take you back to the early history of the Earth. The present is represented by flower loving insects, various types of flowers and some endangered vertebrates. The exhibition ends with three displays depicting the natural habitat of those animals living in the Matra hills. The " Gyöngyös Over The Centuries " exhibition traces the history of the town from the arrival of the Hungarians, nearly 1100 years ago, up to the present day. The objects and documents refer to those activities responsible for the town's development: wine making, guild practice, trading traditions and the activities of the Franciscans, between the Turkish period and the 1848^19 War of Independence, the urban way of life. A permanant exhibition of " The history of hunting and undomesticated animal husbandry " Exhibition of Hunting, Undomesticated Animal Husbandry and Enviromental Protection. Address: Gyöngyös, Kossuth Street 40. Open: 9 am - 5 pm. November 1st February 28th, 10 am - 2 pm. Closed on Mondays. Additional attractions: Aquarium, terrarium, buffet Its builders and owners, the Kompolti family, descendents of the Aba clan, lived in the castle for many centuries. The end of the family line in the sixteenth century signaled the castle's fall from grace. The ruins show all the characteristics of fifteenth century aristocratic castles having a palace, chapel, and living and service buildings protected by two rings of fortifications. The walls of the fourteenth century chapel still stand, betraying evidence of several previous building operations. The church was once surrounded by a graveyard and several gravestones can still be seen. Slovakian Peasant House In the eighteenth century following the Turkish occupation Slovak peasants from Árva county (Orava, in present-day Slovakia) arrived and repopulated the village. The house is a typical example of the kind of dwelling families in Kisnána lived in at the turn of the century. At the back of the kitchen there is a built-in oven, whilst the mouth to the furnace can be found in the back room. Painted and highly decorated pieces of furniture and a made up bed can be found in the front room. The loom which can be seen in the second room was placed there each winter. Address: Kisnána, Béke Street 1. Open: 9 am5 pm. November 1st February 28 th, 10 am2 pm. Closed on Mondays. PALÓC PEASANT HOUSE Párád Heves County Museum Service's PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS Párád is one of northern Hungary's most characteristic Palóc settlements. The peasant house gives you an idea as to how a large family lived at the end of the nineteenth century. The house, built of wood and stone and having a thatched roof, situated in the middle of the village, used to belong to an old local family. In the yard one can see the out houses and the shadoof well. The house's so-called living room can be reached through the porch where provisions and implements were kept. The living room, devoted to family life, was the only heated room in the house. It has a large flat oven surrounded by utensils. Here the family cooked and ate on a table surrounded by benches. The young and the elderly slept on the oven. To the left of the porch is the unheated bedroom, where the female members of the extended family slept. Next to the beds, which were protected with mosquito nets, are the ornate chests where the women kept their clothes. The men slept in the stable and in the loft. They only went into the house to eat. Address: Párád, Sziget Street 10. Open: 9 am - 5 pm. November 1st - February 28th, 10 am - 2 pm. Closed on Mondays. EGER CASTLE The first church to be built on castle hill was that constructed for the bishopric of Eger which was founded by St. Stephen. It was succeeded by a cathedral built in the romanesque and gothic styles. The bishop's castle, which was fortified after the Tatar invasion of 1241, underwent continual improvement up until the beginning of the eighteenth century. As a result of the heroic defence of the castle against the Turks in 1552 Eger Castle won renown and gained a patriotic significance as a symbol of Hungarian resilience. The following exhibitions can be seen within the walls of the István Dobó Castle Museum. The gothic Bishop 's Palace: The History of Eger Castle. Heroes' Hall: The tomb of castellan István Dobó. Art Gallery: XVI-XIX century Italian, Dutch, Hungarian and Austrian paintings. Cathedral Ruins: The restored remains of the romanesque and gothic cathedral. Underground passageways: The castle's subterranean defence system and exhibition of romanesque and gothic carvings. Dungeon Exhibition: Old Hungarian execution and torture implements. Address: Vár 1. 3300 Eger Opening hours of the exhibitions: 9 am - 5 pm. On Mondays only the underground passageways are open. Addition attractions: Mint (Medals made on site), the "Ispotály" wine cellar (wine tasting and bottling, archery), buffet, gift shops. Waxworks of the "Eclipse of the Crescent Moon". (Opening times varying according to individual institution.)
