BISSE
“Dad told me that Bisse is a small farming village, originally inhabited by peasants who cultivated small plots of land. There was a schoolhouse in the village where all the children attended for the first six years of their education. This was where Mom and Dad met.”
The daughters of Ferenc Nagy, Susan and Sophie on Bisse
BACK TO THE ROOTS
The smallholder prime minister, forced to resign by the communists in 1947, was never able to return to his homeland. Ferenc Nagy spent the rest of his life in the United States, even though he had planned to return home in 1979, but death unexpectedly denied his request. His last dream could not come true.
Let's bring Ferenc Nagy back to Bisse! Today, it would be in the interest not only of Bisse but also of our country if a memorial house were established in his parents' home to honor the memory of the Hungarian prime minister. Our work supports this goal.
Our team is working to make this small village in Baranya County, the birthplace of the smallholder prime minister, a tourist destination. We are assisted in this by a tourist office and enthusiastic people who want to show tourists the hidden beauty and attractions of Baranya County. We welcome interested parties, acquaintances, friends, and relatives to Biss, even those who have never been to Hungary before. A small village can now connect two countries and mediate between worlds!
Bisse
The smallholder prime minister, forced to resign by the communists in 1947, was never able to return to his homeland. Ferenc Nagy spent the rest of his life in the United States, even though he had planned to return home in 1979, but death unexpectedly denied his request. His last dream could not come true.
Let's bring Ferenc Nagy back to Bisse! Today, it would be in the interest not only of Bisse but also of our country if a memorial house were established in his parents' home to honor the memory of the Hungarian prime minister. Our work supports this goal.
Our team is working to make this small village in Baranya County, the birthplace of the smallholder prime minister, a tourist destination. We are assisted in this by a tourist office and enthusiastic people who want to show tourists the hidden beauty and attractions of Baranya County. We welcome interested parties, acquaintances, friends, and relatives to Biss, even those who have never been to Hungary before. A small village can now connect two countries and mediate between worlds!
Pannon TV Pécs: News (2021.4.2.)
“The birthplace of Ferenc Nagy in Bisse, Baranya County. This is where the former smallholder prime minister was born and lived, before being forced to emigrate to the United States after the communist takeover. Now, based on an idea, his birthplace in Bisse could become a tourist attraction.”
Pannon TV Pécs
Ferenc Nagy Square in Bisse – Facebook page of Bisse village
“A worker may find himself in a foreign country through his international organizations. An educated person who has completed school may find himself there through his international education. But Hungarian peasants only left their homeland if they were taken away as prisoners of war or if they could not find enough food for their families on their own land. I thought that even slavery would be better than exile.”
Nagy Ferenc, In Emigration, 1947