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Gyöngyössi János Memorial Tomb

Gyöngyössi János Memorial Tomb
Original function:
statue / memorial / relief
Current function:
statue / memorial / relief
Settlement:
Torda, Turda
Address:
Piața Basarabiei
Historical Hungarian county:
Torda-Aranyos
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
46.5798665402, 23.7730083526
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In the garden of the Reformed church in Újtorda.

History

The memorial was erected on 23 October 1859. Gyöngyössi János (1741-1818) was a Hungarian poet and Reformed pastor of Újtorda. At the top of the memorial column are two iron books, two volumes of Gyöngyössi's Hungarian poems (1801, 1803).

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