Firemen's Tower
Turnul Pompierilor
Firemen's Tower
Turnul Pompierilor
Original function:
municipal tower / fire tower
Current function:
municipal tower / fire tower
Historical Hungarian county:
Szatmár
GPS coordinates:
47.794396, 22.875862
History
The fire tower was built between 1903 and 1904 by Bishop Meszlényi Gyula with master builder Vajnai Lajos, based on the plans of Dittler Ferenc.
In the 19th century, a third of Szatmárnémeti's buildings were made of wood, typically with shingled or thatched roofs, which made fire protection a key factor. The guilds' obligations included the provision of fire-fighting equipment and participation in fire-fighting, but the citizens of the town also formed a voluntary fire-fighting association. Fires were first observed from church towers, then from the tower of the town hall, and after the demolition of the latter in 1900, from the tower of the cathedral. The fire brigade built its barracks near the new fire tower in 1906.
With the development of technology and the advent of the telephone, the tower lost its function between the two world wars and was not used again until the late 1960s. At that time, the Ministry of the Interior placed antennas on the roof. After the Romanian Revolution in 1989, it was again left without function, by which time it had deteriorated.
It was renovated and opened to the public in 2005. During the renovation, the World War II bullet holes were deliberately preserved, but the original plaques on the sides were replaced with only partial inscriptions. The technical handover took place in 2009.
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