Former Officer Training School of the Székely Border Guard
Former Officer Training School of the Székely Border Guard
Original function:
barracks
school
Current function:
abandoned
Historical Hungarian county:
Háromszék
GPS coordinates:
45.9994906639, 26.1380689761
History
The officers' school of the Székely Border Guard was built between 1817 and 1823 in late neoclassical style.
On September 15, 1817, Emperor Franz I visited Kézdivásárhely with his wife. On the occasion of this visit, Baron Purczel, the military commander, put forward a plan to establish a military school. The Emperor was pleased with the proposal and promote Baron Purczel to colonel on the spot and authorised him to raise the necessary funds. Donations came from all over the country. The construction of the military school began on 1 May 1818, based on the plans of the engineer Doborházi. The construction lasted four years, and in September 1822 the Székely Military School was completed in the neoclassical style. The school opened on 4 October 1823 with 125 pupils, and officer training started in 1839. During the Hungarian War of Independence in 1848-49, many of the soldiers educated here fought to defeat the Austrian authoritarian regime. After Russian intervention put an end to the Hungarian War of Independence, the military academy was closed.
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