Storytelling Bus Stops - Cholnoky Family

The Cholnoky family, which has produced outstanding talents both in Hungary and in Europe, is of great importance for Veszprém. The Cholnoky brothers (László and Viktor) are important figures and writers in Veszprém and its region (the Bakony and the Balaton Uplands), and their work is an unavoidable cultural heritage of the region.

Where did they live and who were the members of the Cholnoky family in Veszprém?

On the southern slope of Jerusalem Hill, the grandfather, a doctor, Ferenc Cholnoky Sr, father of the talented lawyer Jenő Cholnoky and his three children, the first-born son László, a talented lawyer and father of Jenő Cholnoky, lived almost within arm's reach of each other. Just a few hundred metres north of his home lived his sister Ilona, wife of regional court judge Károly Berky, and to the south, his younger brother Ferenc, later hospital director and doctor to Bishop Hornig. This triangular area, bordered by Toborzó, Bem and Dózsa György Streets, was a unique landscape and architectural ensemble. There is a big difference in level (almost 20 metres) between the upper plateau of the area in Dózsa György Street and the lower part of the area descending to Anna Square.