Exhibition room: History of the settlement - 19th century

Until the 18th century, Latin was the language of administration and schooling in Hungary, and it was only the movements of the second half of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century that allowed the Hungarian language to slowly come to replace Latin in everyday life. Dávid Szabó Barczafalvi, who was born in Bodrogkeresztúr in 1752 and spent his childhood here, had an instrumental role in this process. He drew attention to the use of the Hungarian language through his articles and as a teacher at the Reformed College of Sárospatak. 

On the shared borderline between Bodrogkeresztúr and Bodrogkisfalud there is a monument that was erected to mark the millennium. The monument draws attention to the bloody battles that took place in the region during the Hungarian War of Independence of 1848-49, on 22-23 January 1849 and ended in victory for the Hungarians - despite the minus 20 degrees cold and the immense fog. 

A few days later, the Austrian army was reinforced and launched another attack. However, after the Hungarians won the battle of Tokaj again, the Imperial troops, fearing an encirclement, began to retreat. In this way, the Hungarians managed to avert the danger of the Austrians crossing the Tisza to chase away the Parliament and the government, which had moved to Debrecen after the evacuation of Pest-Buda. We are proud of our heroes - even though we lost the war eight months later.