Revue Piestany - leto 2010 - Piešťany

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He mentions moving the Post Office to K,
which might stand for Kostoľany, a place
where occasional postal carriages – stage
coaches - drove through. The exhibition
focused in more detail on the opening of the
permanent Post Office in Piešťany in 1851. It
included authentic documents on the activity
of the Post Office throughout its entire
existence, since its establishment until now,
reflecting political changes in the operation
of the office. One of the most interesting
exhibits contained what is probably the
oldest letter from June 1851 sent to Moravia,
a sample of correspondence between the
family of Alexander Winter, the tenant of the
spa, and the spa owners – family Erdödy of
the Hlohovec manor. The portable mail box
of 1824 from the collection of the Balneology
Museum also aroused big interest. It was
supposed to serve for receiving consignments
in the house marked on the map of the same
year as the Post horn. In that time in Piešťany
there was only a post collection centre, which
occasionally received mail that was to be
delivered to the Post Office in Hlohovec, and
after 1845, to the Post Office in Rakovice. The
buildings, that used to be the property of the
Sandor Pavillon, functioned as a changing
station for postal horses in the past. For this
reason the exhibition held on these premises
also had a symbolic implication. A note from
▲ Najstarší známy list odoslaný z Piešťan je datovaný rokom 1851.
Probably the oldest letter sent from Piešťany dates back to 1851.
Der älteste bekannte, aus Piešťany versendete Brief, ist in das Jahr 1851 datiert.
the field post of 1915, which was also a part
of the exhibition, proves that a military
hospital had its seat in this building during
the First World War, and that consignments
of the military ´field post´ were received here
for transport. The exposition also
documented the buildings in which the
Piešťany Post Office had its residence
throughout its history.
The documentation of significant events
reflected in occasional post seals was
interesting too. Just to name a few, there
were seals made for ethnographic
celebrations (1936), the promotion of
Piešťany to town status (1945), conferences
and anniversaries, and even the National Air
Show and meeting of the presidents of the
V4. The exhibition thrilled collectors, but also
captured everyone’s interest in regional
history as well as in the fine art of stamps,
seals, envelopes of the First Day Cover Stamps
(FDC), and analogous post cards (Cartes
Maximum). The contribution of the post
service to improvements in communication
between individuals and institutions is
undeniable. It was the first step towards a
modern informed society. The exhibits of the
exhibition were borrowed from the
collection of the Post Museum in Banská
Bystrica, the expert guarantor of the
exhibition, but local collectors of postal
history also contributed greatly.. ❚
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Den einleitenden Teil bildeten
Beispiele von Nachrichten, die
einige Reisende, Persönlichkeiten
des öffentlichen Lebens oder Adelige aus
Piešťany versendet haben. Erwähnt wird
unter anderem ein Brief aus dem Jahr
1614, in dem Stanislaus Thurzo dem
ungarischen Palatin Georg Thurzo von
dem plötzlichen Tod der Gräfin Elisabeth
Báthory auf der Burg Čachtice berichtete.
Die Ausstellung versucht auch eine
Antwort auf die Frage zu finden, warum
ein Brief aus dem Nachlass Ludwig van
Beethovens, aus dem Jahr 1801, den er in
Piešťany vermutlich an seine Geliebte,
Therese Brunswick, schrieb, nicht