This document provides information about Pusztamérges, Hungary. It includes a map showing Hungary's location in Europe. It then discusses Pusztamérges' coat of arms and provides historical details about the village. Specifically, it notes that kings László IV and Matthias Corvin stayed there in the 13th-15th centuries. It also discusses Serbian settlers in the 16th century and the establishment of a school and bank in the early 20th century. Finally, it provides information about the secondary school opened in Pusztamérges in 1996 with support from local inhabitants, Germany, and the county government, focusing on tourism and IT.
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Pusztamérges Csongrád County
3. • A kun girl and the crown:Kuns lived
here and László IV. chose his lovers
from them.
• The cup and the bunch of grapes: they
refer to viticulture and to the legend
that László IV. was posioned. That is
why the village is called ”Mérges”
meaning poisonous. However, that is
only a legend.
• In reality, the king was killed in
Körösszeg with a sword, and ”mérges”
comes from a surname.
• a turul-bird on threehills: it shows that
the area belongs to Hungary and
commemorates the soldiers died in the
world wars
• The silver fesse: it represents the
River Tisza because the area was
owned by Szeged
• The black cross: it represents the
Teutonic Knights who had domains here.
• Blossoms: they refer to agriculture, we
grow apples and peaches.
The blazon of
Pusztamérges
4. • László IV. (1272 – 1290)
stayed here with his wives,
that’s why the original name
was „Asszonyszállása”, which
means „accommodation for
wives”.
• Matthias Corvin (1452 –
1490) provided the right for
grazing between 1462 and
1469.
The History of Pusztamérges
5. The History of Pusztamérges
• In 1572 Serbian people
settled down here because
the area became uninhabited
after the Turkish conquest
• In 1641-42 it belonged to
Szeged
• In September in 1721 there
were witchcraft trials in
Szeged. One of the women
was from Pusztamérges.
6. The History of Pusztamérges
• In the 19th century the
area was owned by the
Mérges family, they
gave their name to the
village.
• One of the famous
highwaymen, Rózsa
Sándor, appeared here.
7. The History of Pusztamérges
• Béla Ormódy started
planting vines in 1903.
• It became an
independent village in
1908 and founded a
school.
• In 1921 the village had
its first own bank.
• The construction of the
church was finished in
1939.
9. • Our secondary school opened in
1996
Thanks to
• the inhabitants of Pusztamérges
• Northern-Rhine-Westphaly of
Germany
• the local government of Csongrád
County
