II. Lajos halálának helye
The Place where Louis (II) Jagiellon Died

Summary/Abstract: Louis (II) Jagiellon, like most of the battle’s survivors, together with his two attendants moved on towards the narrow western branch of the Danube from the Turkish pursuers. They sought to find shelter on the Danube’s flood plain but in the course of crossing the river branch they became, with the exception of Ulrich Czettricz, royal chamberlain, victims of misfortune and got drown. The only eyewitness, Czettricz returned to the scene of the accident and his companions confirmed his words about the circumstances of the accident. The king lost his life in a muddy pit overflowed by the Danube where his horse and weapons were also found. Regarding the environment and water system the most important elements are the marsh, the flood plain and the presence of sludge. In the memory of the place of death the Csele stream became stronger only from the end of the 16th century and in the process of time it competely displaced the Danube as a possible venue.

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