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Upper Hungary / Slovakia

Calvary

Kalvária
Calvary
Kalvária
Original function:
calvary
Current function:
calvary
Church:
Roman Catholic
Historical Hungarian county:
Nyitra
Country:
Slovakia
GPS coordinates:
48.296463, 18.089463
Google map:

History

The Calvary was built in the last third of the 19th century with 7 stations. In 1885 another 7 stations were added at the initiative of Bishop Roskoványi Ágoston. The chapel was dedicated to the Holy Sepulcher.

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