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Memorial to Benedek Elek

Memorial to Benedek Elek
Benedek Elek Székelyudvarhely
Csanády, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Original function:
statue / memorial / relief
Current function:
statue / memorial / relief
Settlement:
Székelyudvarhely, Odorheiu Secuiesc
Address:
Márton Áron tér
Historical Hungarian county:
Udvarhely
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
46.3028981061, 25.2953437818
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History

Benedek Elek (1859-1929), the great Székely storyteller and writer, was a student of the oldest school in Székelyudvarhely, the Reformed College founded in 1670, for eight years. In 1912, the college was extended with an Art Nouveau wing.

In 1927, the Reformed Teacher Training College that moved from Nagyenyed to the town was housed here, which later became a separate educational institution and in December 1990 took the name of Benedek Elek. His monument, the work of Szabó János, was erected at that time.

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