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BESSENYEI GYÖRGY MEMORIAL BUILDING
Bakonszeg – The Memorial Building’s own leaflet
Bessenyei György Memorial Building
Bessenyei György officer of the imperial guard, poet, one of the leading figures of the Hungarian Enlightenment, the hermit of Bihar was living and writing in Pusztakovácsi from 1787 until his death. His thatched adobe house (with wattle fence and carved wooden porch) serves as memorial building.
For cultural treasure hunters:
Authentic and original artefacts
Interactive permanent exhibition
Building with ethnographic values
Bessenyei statue in the garden
Tomb of Bessenyei
Literature classes in the Memorial Building
Cultural events
For active people:
Cycle path, resting place
Garden pavilion, drinking fountain
Well maintained, landscaped garden
A place of peace, recreation
National Blue Trail checkpoint with stamp
Milestones of the life of Bessenyei:
Bessenyei György
(Tiszabercel 1746/1747 – Pusztakovácsi (Bakonszeg) 24 February 1811)
1765-1782 – Vienna
Guard of Maria Theresa of Austria – lieutenant
Secret agent of the Calvinists
Rigorous study – linguistics, philosophy, history, literature
Prolific author
“The Tragedy of Ágis” – 1772: the beginning of the Hungarian Enlightenment
1787-1811 – Pusztakovácsi (Bakonszeg)
Soundless solitude
The hermit of Bihar
Writer, philosopher
“The voyage of Tariménes”
“The hermit of Bihar so that’s how the world goes around”
Anna, care, serious illness…
Visitor information:
Contact us:
Address: H-4164 Bakonszeg, Hunyadi u. 103.
Telephone:
Email: bakonszegmuvhaz@gmail.com