It is located 35 km southwest of Nagyszőlős, along the right bank of the Túr River, near the Hungarian border. The settlement can be accessed by road from the direction of Péterfalva. The nearest railway station is in Tiszaújlak, about 15 km away.
It was first mentioned in 1332 under the name Palad. Initially, it was part of the Rozsály estate. From the 18th century, it became the property of the Kereskényi, Szakadáthy, and Kölcsey families. The village, located along the Túr and Batár streams, had a population of 1984, with 1967 (95%) identifying as Hungarian in 1984. In 1910, it was a predominantly Hungarian village, with 12 out of 1525 inhabitants identifying as German (less than 1% minority), with the rest being Hungarian. Until the Treaty of Trianon, it belonged to the Szatmárnémeti district of Szatmár County.
The Reformation of Nagypalád is attributed to the first true Hungarian reformer, known as the "Hungarian Luther," Dévay Bíró Mátyás, who worked in Szatmár between 1544 and 1545. It is proven that the village practiced the new faith in the second half of the 16th century. The first known pastor was János Makrai in 1580. In 1806, István Körösi preached "commendably" to the congregation of 443 members, and rector Bálint Kis taught girls as well. Until 1944, a six-grade Reformed elementary school operated. According to an 1808 chronicle, "It has a stone church, located in the center of the village... with a stone-built tower at its western end. It is not known who built it, but it has been peacefully possessed by the Reformed for as long as anyone can remember." The Gothic church, of medieval origin, was completely renovated in the 16th-17th centuries. By the end of the 19th century, the church had fallen into disrepair. The current church, with 700 seats, was built in 1913 in Neo-Gothic style. The corners of the tower built into the nave and the buttresses were made of clinker bricks. The church was completely renovated in 1958, and in 1983, its exterior was repaired with donations from the congregation. In 1997, the tower roof was renovated, and in 2000, the church interior was partially restored. In 2001, a new carpet was laid on the floor. A bell from the pre-Reformation era was melted down to make cannons in 1915. To replace it, the congregation purchased a 643 kg bronze bell made by Ferenc Egri, a bell founder from Kisgejőc, in 1926. The other bronze bell was cast in Szatmár in 1882. The once sizable library and archival material mostly perished in 1945. The registers were confiscated. The currently used parsonage was built in 1918. The previous, much older and smaller parsonage was damaged by fire at the beginning of the century. In 1950, after the pastor was deported, the building became state property. In 1993, it was regained in a very deplorable state. By autumn 1996, the congregation, through great sacrifice, made it habitable. It has been continuously renovated and beautified since then. In 2005, a modern parish house was built in the large yard of the parsonage. The church was renovated in 2013.
The Nagypaládi Móricz Zsigmond Secondary School and Kindergarten is the only educational institution in Nagypalád. The current building was inaugurated by director Béla Gál in 1981. The institution has been operating as a secondary school since 1983. Currently, it has a low number of students, estimated at around 175 (data: 2020 - Teremta Inna, school principal).
The Nagypaládi Cholnoky Imre Art School is the only art educational institution in Nagypalád. It teaches students in the following disciplines: singing, piano, accordion, music theory, zither, choreography, wind instruments, dance, violin.
The Nagypalád Jewish Cemetery is the burial place of former Jewish residents of Nagypalád. Not much is known about it since there have been no Jewish residents in Nagypalád for a long time. The last person buried there died in 1942 (it is estimated that during World War II, they were taken by the Germans).
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