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Statues of Famous Hungarians

Statues of Famous Hungarians
Sinka István mellszobra Nagyszalontán - 1
DenesFeri, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Original function:
statue / memorial / relief
Current function:
statue / memorial / relief
Settlement:
Nagyszalonta, Salonta
Address:
Parcul Statuielor
Historical Hungarian county:
Bihar
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
46.801262502, 21.6602318693
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History

On the right side of the Reformed Church there is a life-size statue of the Hungarian poet Arany János, busts of Sinka István, Zilahy Lajos, Kulin György, and Kiss István (sculptor), who was awarded the Kossuth Prize.

Kulin György was born in 1905 in Nagyszalonta, and he was a famous astronomer. He discovered several small planets and comets. The small planet he discovered on 11 December 1936 was named Szalonta.

The statue of Arany János next to it was made by the sculptor Kiss István.

Sinka István (1897-1969) was a Hungarian poet and writer, born in Nagyszalonta.

Zilahy Lajos (1891-1974) was a Hungarian writer born in Nagyszalonta. After the Second World War he emigrated to the USA.

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