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Hebe Fountain, Iron Mary

Hebe Fountain, Iron Mary
Vásmariska tér
Galaxydave, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
Original function:
fountain
Current function:
fountain
Address:
Kossuth tér
Historical Hungarian county:
Bihar
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
46.8021977512, 21.662201469
Google map:

History

The sculpture by Antoinne Durenne is the oldest statue in Nagyszalonta. The statue was erected on the first Artesian well in the town. Hebe is the Greek goddess of youth, daughter of Zeus and Hera, wife of Heracles. Locals call her Iron Mariska (nickname for the name Mary).

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