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Birthplace of Kulin György

Birthplace of Kulin György
Original function:
house
Current function:
house
Settlement:
Nagyszalonta, Salonta
Address:
Kulin utca 11.
Historical Hungarian county:
Bihar
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
46.8001673948, 21.6628312152
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History

The Hungarian astronomer Kulin György (1905-1989) was born and spent his youth here. He discovered 21 small planets and one comet. Since 27 April 1991, a bilingual plaque commemorates him on the wall of the house.

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