Discover Kakasd: Székely Gate, Faluház and remembrance culture

Several places of remembrance give Kakasd a clear cultural focus: at Faluház and the Székely Tower, references to the Bukovina Székelys sit alongside signs of the settlement of Germans and Swabians. There are also collections at the Tájház and a memorial to the victims of two world wars. If you are looking for a hotel in Kakasd, these different themes can provide a specific starting point for planning your trip.

Faluház: Székely Gate and local history

In front of the entrance to the Székely Tower at Faluház, five Székely gates commemorate five communities in the former homeland in Bukovina: Hadikfalva, Andrásfalva, Józseffalva, Istensegíts and Fogadjisten. The tower also depicts the outer façade of the church demolished in Andrásfalva. The gates and the façade motif thus offer two distinct points of emphasis: the gates recall several communities, while the tower ensemble features a specific building from Andrásfalva.

The sculpture composition “Együttélés – Living Together” also stands in front of Faluház. It includes a ship that refers to the settlement of the Swabians via the Danube. A plaque behind the Ulmer Schachtel adds to this connection: a shortened history of the settlements in Kakasd, in Hungarian and German, can be read there in copper relief. The art composition and the plaque thus combine a visual motif with a concise historical account.

Memorials in the open air

Kakasd’s Székely Gate stands in the park on Road 6, bordered by Faluárok, Belac Street and the Rákpatak. Beside the gate, a restored Székely cart of the fürgentyűs type was placed on a grassy area in 2020. The Turul statue was also installed in 2020. These dates place the installations in time without implying that the objects are the same.

Another ship monument stands in the Emlékpark by the road in Kakasd: it is a reduced-scale replica of a 20-metre-long ship. It commemorates the settlement of the Germans. Unlike the ship in the sculpture composition at Faluház, this memorial is explicitly designed as a reduced-scale replica of a long ship.

The memorial in Kakasd commemorates the victims of the First and Second World Wars. Its plaques bear the names of those deported, missing and killed in action. The commemoration therefore focuses not only on war victims in general, but also names the groups remembered here.

The Tájház: collections and personal remembrance

Two rooms in the Tájház have different collection themes. The Swabian room “Amri néni szobája” is named after the midwife Váradi Józsefné Studer Anna, who was born in Kakasd, and displays her estate. In the Bukovina Székely living room “Kisház”, the estates of the Bukovina Székelys and people from Upper Hungary are on display. The names of the rooms and their contents make the house’s different cultural reference points distinct.

Faluház as a cultural and event venue

Faluház serves as the cultural centre of the municipality of Kakasd and hosts numerous local and regional events. Its large hall measures more than 300 m², is suitable for weddings and corporate events, and can accommodate up to 299 people. If you are planning an event, you should confirm the information about use and capacity directly with the venue.

Further highlights in the wider destination of Tolna

The wider destination of Tolna offers additional, distinct visitor attractions. The Babits Mihály Memorial House in Szekszárd is housed in the more than two-hundred-year-old Kelemen House and is a literary memorial site. The Wosinsky Mór Museum in Szekszárd is open daily from 10:00 to 17:00, except Mondays; opening hours may differ on public holidays. The Pacsmag Lakes are an important Hungarian habitat for the strictly protected ferruginous duck. These regional destinations broaden the view beyond Kakasd’s places of remembrance without replacing their local themes.

Discover more destinations: Mórágy, Izmény, Mőcsény, Nagymányok, Závod, Váralja, Bonyhád, Bátaapáti.

See the overview of the wider destination: Bonyhádi.