Múzeum Jánosa Esterházyho

About the museum

The museum is part of the János Esterházy Pilgrimage Centre in Dolné Obdokovce, below Zobor. It commemorates Count János Esterházy, a politician of the Hungarian minority in Slovakia, who died on 8 March 1957 in the prison in Mírov. His urn was placed on 16 September 2017 in a tomb by the Chapel of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross on the hill above the village. A Krížová cesta vernosti (Way of the Cross of Loyalty) leads from the museum in the valley to it.

The interior of the museum was prepared by teachers of a partner school from Szombathely, and the exhibits are arranged chronologically. Count Esterházy's daughter, Alice Esterházy-Malfatti, donated to the museum personal items of her father from prison – a prayer book, glasses and a rosary – as well as original liturgical vestments and equipment from the chapel of the manor house in Veľké Záluží. The museum also includes a reception and lecture hall, where souvenirs and books about János Esterházy are sold.

Key themes

• Personal items of János Esterházy from prison – prayer book, glasses, rosary
• Liturgical vestments from the chapel of the manor house in Veľké Záluží
• Chronologically arranged exhibition on his life
• Tomb and the Chapel of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross on the hill above the museum
• Krížová cesta vernosti (Way of the Cross of Loyalty) with fourteen wooden stations

Permanent exhibition

• Stála expozícia o Jánosovi Esterházym – Chronological exhibition on the life of Count János Esterházy, with personal items from prison and liturgical vestments from Veľké Záluží.

Operated by

Združenie za rodnú zem Jánosa Esterházyho

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Getting there & parking

The Way of the Cross leads from the museum in the valley up the hill to the chapel and the tomb.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Souvenirs and books about János Esterházy are sold in the upper hall of the museum.

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