Storytelling Bus Stops - Seeing Hill

Látóhegy (Hill) is 321 metres high, about 50 metres above its surroundings, and offers a great view of the surrounding area. The once forested hillsides, the fields in bloom and the snow-covered areas provide a lovely, unforgettable sight that can only be admired on such an imperfect plain. 

It was on this high ground that the town's gallows stood in the early 19th century, hence its name on contemporary maps as Gallows Hill. In the old days, people's nerves were not spared and convicted criminals were hanged in public, including the outlaw Ferenc Milfait of Bakony, who was hanged on Adam and Eve's Day, 24th December 1836. His body was left hanging on the gallows as a deterrent during the festive season. Before his death, painter Ferenc Bucher of Veszprém sketched a portrait of Milfait. Dozens of engravings of his drawing were made and sold at the low price of 2 garas by bookbinders, booksellers and fairground vendors. Such engravings were seen by Károly Eötvös himself in the middle of the last century on the walls of taverns and pubs.