Discover Maglód

Maglód can be explored through its buildings, traditional customs and cultural events. These include a farmhouse more than a hundred years old, a Neo-Baroque church and documented dance traditions. If you are looking for a hotel for your trip, these themes offer different ways to plan your stay.

Tájház and MagHáz

The Tájház is a farmhouse more than 100 years old and forms an organic unit with MagHáz. It offers a glimpse into life in Maglód in the 19th and early 20th centuries. This turns the focus to the everyday lives of earlier generations: the house represents a way of living different from the cultural events associated with MagHáz today. A municipal programme for 2020–2025 provided for visits to the Tájház by prior arrangement during MagHáz opening hours.

Architecture and local traditions

The Roman Catholic church in Maglód is a single-nave, three-bay building in the Neo-Baroque style. It was designed to plans by vitéz Irsy László (1895–1981), an architect and teacher. The terms “single-nave” and “three-bay” describe the layout of the church interior; together with the Neo-Baroque style, they give the building a clearly identifiable architectural form. The Evangelical church is associated with a different cultural heritage: the custom of decorating it at Pentecost was added to Hungary’s National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2018.

The Maglódi táncok are also among the local cultural assets. Film recordings from 1952 and 1972 show verbunk, csárdás, körcsárdás, the mars performed as a wedding dance, and the Hungarian couple dance Magyar kettős. The dances named and the years they were recorded provide specific historical reference points for the tradition. They also distinguish between different dance forms rather than reducing Maglód’s dance culture to a single style.

Events and their dates

The Vermesy Művészeti Napok is a free event held annually in the second week of October. The programme includes classical concerts, dance and contemporary painting. If you want to plan your trip around this event, check the dates for the relevant year: dates and programme may vary. The three art forms mentioned offer different points of interest, whether you are more interested in music, dance or visual art.

Another historical event date is 28 September 2013. On that day, the first event under the name Mesés Családi Nap was held in the courtyard and rooms of MagHáz, the Maglódi Művelődés Háza.

Fairytale programme and landscape connection

The municipal Maglódi Mesefalu was designed as a shared fairytale-themed afternoon for children and adults; the programme was organised from 2013 onwards. In the years before the Covid-19 pandemic, it took place annually by the Ófalu stream, near the local heritage collection site. It could not be held in 2020 and 2021 because of the pandemic. These details describe the former event and its location at the time; they do not indicate whether it continued after this interruption.

The source of the Maglódi 17 watercourse is among the natural features within the municipality’s administrative area. It is protected by law under a nationally significant nature-conservation category. Thus, alongside its buildings and cultural traditions, Maglód also has a specific protected natural feature. This information concerns the source’s protection status and is distinct from the cultural sites and events described here.

When planning your trip, you can arrange these themes by their dates: the dances are documented in film recordings from two years, the custom at the Evangelical church was added to the national inventory in 2018, and the Vermesy Művészeti Napok is held in the second week of October. Historical information about Maglódi Mesefalu and Mesés Családi Nap adds to this overview without implying a current event date.

Discover more destinations

Discover more destinations: Gomba, Nyáregyháza, Monor, Pilis, Ecser, Vasad, Gyömrő, Vecsés.

For the broader travel overview: Monori.