Nagyecsed is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.
The old name of the town was Ecsed but over time it has been renamed Nagyecsed, meaning “grand” or “great Ecsed” to distinguish it. The area had close associations with a cadet branch of the Báthory family. Elizabeth Báthory was raised in the town’s now ruined castle. Her main residence and later her prison was Csejte Castle, Upper Hungary, now in Slovakia, but she was buried in the family crypt at Ecsed.
The town’s castle was demolished in the eighteenth century after the Kuruc uprisings.
Sights
- ruins were excavated in 1970 .
- Monument pumping station . The steam-powered pump and waterworks, which are still operational today, were built to drain the Ecsedi bog . In 1926-27 it was rebuilt into a power plant. The facility is made unique in Hungary by its e-dual function. It has been a monument since 1987 .
- Local history exhibition . In 1988 , the building of the local history exhibition named after József Berey was handed over , in which an exhibition presenting the folk life, historical and archeological values of Nagyecsed can be seen.
- Reformed Church
- Greek Catholic Church
- Ecsedi swamp exhibition
- Herb garden and wildlife refuge
Commemorative plaques
- Bust of Judge István Báthori
- Rákóczi monument
- Millennium Monument
- Bell tower monument
- Memorial plaque of László Péchy
- Reformation 500th memorial plaque
Fine arts
Thanks to the joint collaboration of the Municipality of Nagyecsed, the Labor Cafe in Nagyecsed and the Public Benefit Association of the Reformed Satu Mare , the permanent exhibition of the painter Sándor Fülöp was realized on July 6, 2017. The sophisticated Labor Cafe is a worthy venue to showcase quality and heartfelt painting.
Culture
Events:
- Satu Mare Without Borders , Reformed Meeting
- Swamp pigs
- National Nagybsedi Verbunk Competition