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Statue of St. Florian

Statue of St. Florian
Original function:
statue / memorial / relief
Current function:
statue / memorial / relief
Church:
Roman Catholic
Settlement:
Bártfa, Bardejov
Historical Hungarian county:
Sáros
Country:
Slovakia
GPS coordinates:
49.293162, 21.275395
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History

In the great fire on May 27, 1774 the town hall and partly also the church burned down. In memory of the fire, and in order to prevent similar disasters from happening, the Baroque statue of St. Florian was placed on the main square.

Source:  muemlekem.hu
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