Hajdúhadház is a town in Hajdú-Bihar county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.
City buildings
- Town Hall : Originally intended as a hotel, it is the building of today’s town hall. It was built in 1912 and was called Bocskai Hostel. At first, the elegant building with its modern furnishings looked like a promising restaurant. There was gypsy music in his restaurant every night. in his beautiful ballroom large dinners and frantic balls were held. On the ground floor, elegant, large shop windows opening onto the street offered their wares. But the tenants of the hotel could not make the hospitality affordable for the general public, so in 1915 the interior of the building was rented for commercial purposes by the prefecture. Among other things, a butcher’s shop, a tailor’s shop and an ironmonger’s shop were opened in the building. 1965 – 1973There was also a library on the floor of the council house until. Nor did this initiative live up to expectations. The shops gradually ceased to exist. According to the council’s decision, offices were moved from the then town hall to the hotel building. This is how the town hall took over. His council house has been renovated many times. During the renovations, the building gradually lost its characteristic decorations. 1998received a new roof and doors in the spirit of modernization. It has become a new feature, today it attracts attention with its bright colors. The interior of the Town Hall has also been completely renovated. Rooms adapted to today’s needs and offices equipped with modern technology have been designed. Only the corridor staircase and the ballroom are reminiscent of times gone by. Today, the municipal board meets in the mirrored ceremonial hall and the representative celebrations of the city are held here.
- Reformed Church : The main square is dominated by the imposing neo – Romanesque Reformed Church. It was built in 1872 according to the plans of Antal Skalnitzky. Originally, the warlords designed a single-tower church. The foundation for this was completed in 1847 , but due to the fall of the War of Independence, its further construction ceased. Only after the compromise could the Reformed think about continuing to build the church they had begun. The money raised in the meantime has already raised the possibility of building a more demanding two-towered church. In 1868 , architects Skalnitzky and Koch made plans for a new two-tower church. The first service was held in 1872. was held on January 1 in the new church. The three bells of the church were cast by Ignác Hilzer, a master from Vienna. Thirty registered organs were made by István Kiszel, an organ builder from Debrecen. During the First World War, the two largest bells were taken and cast as cannons. In 1922, the bells taken during the war were replaced with donations. In World War IIthe north tower of the church was hit by a grenade. The roof structure of the tower caught fire. In 1948, Pastor Zoltán Molnár asked for financial assistance from the state and the Reformed congregations to rebuild the church. They could just get started making the roof because the money wasn’t enough. The height of the turret was reduced by eight meters. Until the sixties, the complete exterior renovation of the church had to wait in the absence of funds. It was then painted yellow. During the next renovation, in 1986 , the exterior walls of the church were painted white and the tower helmet first painted gray and then dark brown. The church was built in 1982was enriched with a three-manual, thirty-five-register organ. For the 130th anniversary of the church, the interior of the church was also renewed. The present color of the church is yellow with a gray tower helmet.
- Csokonai Cultural House : It was once the building of the Economic Bank. It was built in 1912 at the same time as the town hall . After the war, the bank was a collection place, a warehouse for a while, and then it was used for public purposes in the early fifties. For the first time, a public library was set up in the former office. In 1954 , they began remodeling the Great Hall. The box office became a theater. The Culture Home was officially opened to the public in February 1955 . The Csokonai Cultural House has hosted many high-quality educational and artistic lectures, self-education groups, exhibitions and political events.
- Police Headquarters : The building of the police headquarters used to be a party house. After the change of regime , the police headquarters moved to the party committee building. The party building proved to be cramped for this purpose and unsuitable for its function. In 2003 , the captaincy building was expanded with a new wing. The Bocskai magazine became richer with a beautiful complex of buildings.
- Former Hajdúsági Áruház : The northern neighbor of the police station. The store was built in the middle of the former marketplace in the late 1960s. Household appliances, gifts and paper were sold on the ground floor of the store. Upstairs was a shoe, textile and home textile department.
- Hunyadi street shop : in 1905 it was a bank. The financial institution weakened, so it had to be sold. The Ant Cooperative, founded in 1917 , bought the savings building and set up a shop in it. The original facade of the bank building was completely destroyed during the conversion. The corners were cut off, and the windows were replaced with shop windows. The Grand Ants sold spices and assorted commodities. The Ant Restaurant was in the building next door. After the war, the Ant changed significantly. Its shops became the property of the Agricultural Cooperative. The Ant inscription has survived on the building for some time. The profile of the stores has been constantly changing. From a butcher shop to a store of discounted goods, the restaurant became a pub. The building is János Földion the street side became a household shop. The store was enlarged and then transformed into a self-service store. The warlords called him “Yourself”. Today, the building is privately owned, with business premises rented by merchants and service providers.
- János Földi Library, Memorial House, Hajdúhadház Gallery : János Földi moved to Hajdúhadház in 1791 because he was elected doctor of the Hajdú District. After the death of János Földi, his residence was handed over to the Veszprémy family by the prefecture of the village for the purpose of a post office. The roof of the former house was shattered by a large snowfall. A new memorial house was built in its place in 1941. The memorial house was renovated for exhibition purposes in the 1970s. By the late 1990s, the memorial house was in very poor condition. It was demolished by the city government in 2002. Today, the new János Földi Memorial House, the library and the exhibition hall building are in place. Originally not intended as a library, it was intended only as a museum and gallery.
- Vadas Csárda : The Vadas Csárda was once the last building of the settlement. The building may have been built sometime in the mid -1700s . Opposite was the inn on the other side of the road. (this may have been a large area where travelers fed and rested their belongings). Of the city’s former inns, Vadas is the only one that has remained a restaurant.
- Imre Égerházi Creative House : In the life of the painter, the creative house was open to everyone. The work of Imre Égerházi was recognized with several honors by his hometown, and then the artist was accepted as an honorary citizen.
- dr. János Földi Primary School and Primary Art Education Institution : The upper building was built in 1896in, and the lower one was built in 1897 by the Reformed Church as an elementary school. The upper building was the boys ’school and the lower building was the girls‘ school. In the lower building, in the 1925-26 school year, the civic school began to operate in the afternoon. The civic school also had a scout team. In the 1970s, the number of children increased and school space proved to be scarce. A new, one-storey school wing was added to the Jókai Street front, with a gym, kitchen and restaurant. This year, the school building was renovated and at the same time the building was expanded with the addition of a new level. The school building had to be demolished. Replaced by 1992In, a new school and gym with eight classrooms was built. 1994 . The city’s first grammar school and vocational high school began operations on September 1st. The high school moved to a new location in 1996 . The Földi János Primary School was able to take possession of the modern building.
- Dániel Szilágyi Grammar School and Vocational High School of Economics, Vocational School : Once upon a time in Bocskai Square, Jews had a mikveh (ritual bath). The school was built in this place. The school was handed over in September 1996 .
Points of interest
- János Földi Memorial Exhibition
- Protected natural values : the Memorial Oak and the Great Poplar .
Sculptures
- Bust of Bocskai
- 1956 monument
- World War II statue
- Twin city connection memorial column
- Muse statue