Kakasd: Székely Heritage and Commemorative Culture

• Five gates in front of the entrance to the Faluház’s Székely Tower commemorate communities in the former homeland in Bukovina.
• The Faluház also serves as the community’s cultural center and as a venue for local and regional events.
• The large hall covers more than 300 m², accommodates up to 299 people, and is suitable for weddings and corporate events.
• In the Emlékpark on a street in Kakasd, a scaled-down replica of a 20-meter-long ship commemorates the settlement of the Germans.

The five gates in front of the entrance to the Székely Tower represent Hadikfalva, Andrásfalva, Józseffalva, Istensegíts, and Fogadjisten. They commemorate five communities in the former homeland in Bukovina. The tower also depicts the exterior façade of the demolished church in Andrásfalva. The gates therefore refer to several communities, while the façade motif represents one specific place.

The rooms of the Tájház also preserve different personal and community memories. The Swabian room, “Amri néni szobája,” is named after the midwife Váradi Józsefné Studer Anna, who was born in Kakasd, and displays her estate. In the Bukovinian Székely living room, “Kisház,” collections from the Bukovinian Székely and the Upper Hungarians are on display. The names and collections give each room its own connection to the history of the people and their origins.

The sculptural composition “Együttélés – Zusammenleben” (“Living Together”) stands in front of the Faluház. It includes a ship that refers to the settlement of the Swabians via the Danube. In the Emlékpark on a street in Kakasd, a scaled-down replica of a 20-meter-long ship has a different, specific connection: it commemorates the settlement of the Germans. The two ship motifs thus emphasize different aspects, and their meanings should not be conflated.

Behind the Ulmer Schachtel is a plaque with an abridged history of settlements in Kakasd. The text can be read in Hungarian and German as a copper relief. Another memorial commemorates the victims of the First and Second World Wars; its plaques list the names of those deported, missing, and fallen. The Turul statue was erected in 2020. Together, these memorials show different ways of remembering: through local history, settlement, and the names of those affected.

The Faluház is also the cultural center of the community of Kakasd and a venue for numerous local and regional events. Its large hall covers more than 300 m² and is suitable for weddings and corporate events; it accommodates up to 299 people. If you are planning an event, confirm the details with the venue in advance, as information about the hall may change.

Kakasd’s Székely Tower is in a park on Road 6. Faluárok, Belac Street, and the Rákpatak stream border the park. A restored Székely cart of the fürgentyűs type was placed on the green space next to the Székely Gate in 2020. These location and date details distinguish the cart from the gate and tower motifs described above.

In the wider Tolna travel region, Tamási Thermal Bath offers a sauna world, leisure pools, and medicinal water. The Pacsmag Lakes are an important Hungarian habitat for the strictly protected ferruginous duck, known in Hungarian as cigányréce. These regional themes complement Kakasd’s memorial sites with thermal baths and protected nature. If you want to weigh up several interests when planning your trip, you can consider these themes separately without conflating them with the attractions in Kakasd.

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Which communities do the five Székely gates commemorate?

The gates commemorate Hadikfalva, Andrásfalva, Józseffalva, Istensegíts, and Fogadjisten, five communities in the former homeland in Bukovina.

How large is the Faluház hall?

The large hall covers more than 300 m² and accommodates up to 299 people. It is suitable for weddings and corporate events; confirm the details with the venue before making plans.

What is on the plaque behind the Ulmer Schachtel?

It presents an abridged history of settlements in Kakasd as a copper relief, in Hungarian and German.

Go to the wider travel overview: Bonyhádi.