The ruins of Zelemér’s medieval church and the hill below it have been protected as a natural asset of local importance since 1981.The tower and wall remains standing on the kurgan are the only surviving memories of the village of Zelemér, which was already mentioned in the 14th century documents and which was destroyed in the Middle Ages.The late-Gothic, single-nave, semi-octagonal church with a northern sacristy was built in the 16th century on a hill that was destroyed during the Tatar invasion and then rebuilt. The total length of the sanctuary, nave and tower is approx.26 meters, the width of the ship was 6.6 meters.The tower with a floor area of 4.5 x 4.8 meters probably served as a watchtower.The village was permanently destroyed in 1594.His memory is preserved by the ruins of his destroyed church and the name of the border area.The church ruin has been a monument since 1907.It was excavated by Antal Csiha and János Sőregi between 1938-41, and its foundation walls were made visible through social work in 1972.

Even in its ruins, it is an impressive sight. The pile is ex lege, nationally protected.Several information boards indicate its importance. The mound under the ruins belongs to the series of mounds that are the legacy of the nomadic equestrian peoples who lived in the Carpathian basin for about four thousand years, and were basically built for burial purposes.Their nature conservation significance lies in the fact that in many cases, their plant cover can be used to infer the former flora of neighboring, large-scale agricultural areas that have been cultivated in many places.The easiest way to reach it is by train on the Debrecen – Tiszalök branch line, directly opposite the Zelemér railway station, the hill and the ruin rise above the landscape.