Discover Maglód: Culture and History

• The more than 100-year-old Tájház is a farmhouse and forms an organic unit with the MagHáz.
• The Roman Catholic church is a single-nave, three-bay building in the Neo-Baroque style.
• The Vermesy Művészeti Napok takes place every year in the second week of October; admission and programme details should be taken into account, and dates and programme may vary.
• The Maglódi táncok is listed in the local register of values; film footage from 1952 and 1972 documents various dances.

The Tájház is a farmhouse more than a hundred years old. Together with the MagHáz, it forms an organic unit. Its exhibits focus on life in Maglód in the 19th and early 20th centuries. This cultural theme therefore centres on a historic house and the portrayal of everyday life in the past.

The Roman Catholic church in Maglód is a single-nave, three-bay building in the Neo-Baroque style. It was built to the plans of vitéz Irsy László (1895–1981), an architect and teacher. The terms “single-nave” and “three-bay” describe the layout of the church interior, while Neo-Baroque identifies its architectural style.

Under the municipal programme for 2020–2025, visits to the Tájház required advance booking during the MagHáz’s opening hours. If you are planning a visit, please check the current visitor arrangements.

The Maglódi táncok is listed as a cultural value in the local register of values. Film footage from 1952 and 1972 shows verbunk, csárdás and körcsárdás, as well as the mars, performed as a wedding dance, and the Hungarian couple dance Magyar kettős. The footage therefore documents several named dance forms, rather than referring only to a dance tradition in general.

A custom associated with the Lutheran church is also among the cultural themes: the church in Maglód is decorated at Pentecost. In 2018, this custom was added to Hungary’s National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Alongside the church building, this brings a specific custom and its inclusion in the national inventory into focus.

The Vermesy Művészeti Napok is a free event held every year in the second week of October. The programme includes classical concerts, dance and contemporary painting. As dates and programmes may vary from year to year, it is advisable to check the information for the year of your trip before making plans.

Maglódi Mesefalu is a municipal programme where children and adults spend an afternoon together around fairy tales. It was organised starting in 2013. The first event took place on 28 September 2013 under the name Mesés Családi Nap, in the courtyard and rooms of MagHáz, the Maglódi Művelődés Háza.

In the years before the Covid-19 pandemic, Maglódi Mesefalu was held annually by the Ófalu stream, at the site of the local local-history collection. It could not take place in 2020 or 2021 because of the pandemic. This information helps put the event’s past schedule in context; please check current event information for specific dates.

The source of the Maglódi 17 watercourse lies within Maglód’s administrative area and is protected by law as a nationally significant nature conservation category. This adds a specific landscape connection to the cultural and event themes: the focus here is the protected source of the watercourse.

If you are looking for a hotel for a stay in Maglód, you can start by choosing according to the themes that interest you most: historic everyday life, church architecture, dance traditions or an event date. When planning a specific visit, the timing information for the Tájház and the events is particularly relevant.

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What does the Tájház show?

The more than 100-year-old farmhouse offers insights into life in Maglód in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It forms an organic unit with the MagHáz.

When does the Vermesy Művészeti Napok take place?

The free event takes place every year in the second week of October. The programme includes classical concerts, dance and contemporary painting; dates and programme may vary.

Which dances are shown in the footage of the Maglódi táncok?

The film footage from 1952 and 1972 shows verbunk, csárdás, körcsárdás, the mars as a wedding dance, and the Hungarian couple dance Magyar kettős.

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