„… a »pillanatnyi zár« lecsattan”

2026-02-16T14:37:41+01:00

In addition to his nine independent and one translated volume, the world traveler and hunting writer, Oszkár Vojnich, a landowner from Bácska, also published several articles in various magazines, including Uj Idők (New Times), a popular literary magazine edited by Ferenc Herczeg, also from Délvidék („southern land” or Vojvodina). In addition to the writings of Vojnich about his various travels, a few amateur photographs also appeared in the weekly’s columns. The study briefly presents the life of Oszkár Vojnich, his relationship with Ferenc Herczeg, and his writings and photographs published in Uj Idők.

A Schweidel József-szobor sorsa a két világháború között

2026-02-16T15:10:09+01:00

the monuments in the territories annexed by the Treaty of Trianon are often referred to as having been destroyed by the invading Serb/Romanian/Czechs. This is also the case with the Schweidel statue in Zombor, erected in 1905, and the statue of Ferenc Rákóczi II. According to my research, these were removed overnight in January 1920. In the early 1920s, these monuments were located in the yard of the Zombor fire barracks. It was Dr. Lőrinc Fehér, a lawyer from Baja, former mayor of Zombor, who first took the initiative to acquire the statues. The City of Baja, with the help of Dr. György Nikolics, a lawyer from Zombor, made several attempts to purchase the statues. The county of Bács-Bodrog also attempted to acquire the statues. In my paper, I will present these attempts on the basis of the documents of the Baja archives and the contemporary press. Jenő Borsay, the first director of the Baja museum, collected the documents concerning the acquisition of the statues. Jenő Borsay discovered that József Schweidel’s father was buried in Baja. He tried to build up a Schweidel cult in Baja. An interesting chapter in the shared history of the two Bácska towns in the years following 1921 can be seen. The memory of Schweidel’s statue continues to live on in the memory of the people of Zombor, thanks to literature and especially to János Herceg. According to the information that has been discovered, the statues were melted after 1931.

Délvidéki Szemle

„… a »pillanatnyi zár« lecsattan”

A Schweidel József-szobor sorsa a két világháború között