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Former Town Hall

Former Town Hall
TurdaJudecatoria01
Ana Maria Catalina, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Original function:
town hall
town hall
public administration
court
Current function:
public archives
Settlement:
Torda, Turda
Address:
Piața Republicii
Historical Hungarian county:
Torda-Aranyos
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
46.5740497431, 23.784555678
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History

It was built between 1795 and 1806. In its small tower, next to the clock, there was a bell cast in 1742, which once marked the beginning of the town assemblies. The name "constitutional bell" derives from the fact that it was silent between 1849 and 1861, and only sounded when the historic Hungarian constitution was restored at the end of Habsburg absolutism. Between 1812 and 1849, it was the seat of the county of Torda, and during the absolutist period it housed imperial offices and later functioned as a court of law. It is now an archive.

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