Lucfalva

It is 15 km  away from Salgótarján. It can be reached from Road 21, si it's 20 kms far from Hatvan. The settlement is laying in the Kis-Zagyva valley. Mostly Slovakian-speaking village (90%). The Slovak population settled here has brought along its very own special culture, traditions and customs. There are two masters of folk art living in the village. The Village Center in the heart of the settlement presents objects of everyday use from the turn of the 19th century. With its richly decorated altar, the Lutheran Church, wich was built in the 17th century, is a sight to remember. The Lucinka Fund for helping the activity of the Slovak minority school.

The past

The wooden church of the settlement was first mentioned in a charter in 1235, one of the hills over the village is still celled Templom-hegy Church hill). The village was destroyed during the Mongol Invasion, but it was rebuilt soon. In 1382 Queen Elizabeth donated the village to László Tari. The settlement was depoppulated during the Turkish rule. Therefore Slovaks were settled in the village. The new settlers built the Lutheran church of its own as early as 1786. In the XVIIIth century the Ráday, Teleki and the Radvánszki families were the landowners of the settlement. it was a big fire in 1865 and the whole village has burnt down, it was only the little baroque-styled church that survived the tragedy. Such as were left are the parish register, the pulpit and other ecclesiastical monuments, these objects are important art relics of the village. On the west side of the church there is a stone belfry from the 18th century, which is an art relic too. The Radvánszki clan and the heirs of Vilmos Szabó are the owners of the settlement in the 20th century. The dynamically developing village has entered on the name Lucfalva in 1910.