The History of Galanta
The archaeological founds from this area have revealed the traces of settlement from the Neolithic period. The first written document about our town can be found in the Belo IV‘s bill, 1237. The financial status of the family lines living in this area is known from a written report coming from the 13th Century.
To attention for potential investors
town Galanta would like to point out unoccupied localities and spaces for entrepreneurial purposes.
The Church of St. Steven King
The church is another monument of the town. It was built in 1797-1805. The interior is decorated with an altar of St. Virgin Maria made in 1741, which was removed there from the baroque chapel. There is a renaissance building of the parish placed near the place of the former chapel.
Another place of interest is the bust of Zoltán Kodály situated near The Neo-Gothic Castle in the park. It has been made to honour the composer who spent here his childhood and brought fame to our town by his work Dances of Galanta.
The Funeral Chapels
In recent years, the funeral chapels from the 19th Century, which are situated at the old cemetery and the cemetery of Hody, has been reconstructed. Nowadays, they serve as mourning houses.
The Neo-Gothic Castle
the second castle rebuilt in Neo-Gothic style is situated on a former lower part of the town. It was built in a Renaissance style by brothers Daniel and Pavol Esterházy, in 1633.
3 main beautiful cultural monuments
The family of Esterházys left behind 3 beautiful cultural monuments in the town: the Reneissance Castle, the Neo-gothic Castle and the Neo-gothic Funeral Chapel.
The Renaissance Castle
In 1600, František Esterházy and his wife Žofia Illesháziová had the Renaissance Castle built. The castle has gone through architectural progress. It was built as a valuable complex in late Renaissance style. Other reconstructions followed after the reconstruction into late Baroque style.