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Statue of Széchenyi István

Statue of Széchenyi István
Original function:
statue / memorial / relief
Current function:
statue / memorial / relief
Settlement:
Szatmárnémeti, Satu Mare
Address:
Parcul Central
Historical Hungarian county:
Szatmár
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
47.793339, 22.874161
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History

Unveiled on 15 March 2018, it is the work of Deák Árpád, a sculptor from Nagyvárad. Count Széchenyi István did a lot to modernise Hungary in the first half of the 19th century, for which he was called the greatest Hungarian.

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