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Upper Hungary / Slovakia

Calvary

Calvary
Original function:
calvary
Current function:
calvary
Church:
Roman Catholic
Historical Hungarian county:
Pozsony
Country:
Slovakia
GPS coordinates:
48.000016, 17.625498
Google map:

History

The Calvary Hill was built in the 18th century. A group of statues was erected in 1802. In 1959 the Communists demolished the Calvary Hill. After the fall of the Communism, the statues were reerected in the cemetery.

Source:  csemadok.sk
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