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former Archbishop's Palace

former Archbishop's Palace
Original function:
Bishop's / Archbishop's Palace
Current function:
destroyed
Church:
Roman Catholic
Settlement:
Érsekújvár, Nové Zámky
Address:
Hlavné námestie 2, 940 02 Nové Zámky
Historical Hungarian county:
Nyitra
Country:
Slovakia
GPS coordinates:
47.986449, 18.163231
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History

On March 14, 1945 most of the town of Ersekújvár was destroyed in an American bombing and thousands died. Although the Archbishop's Palace was only slightly damaged, the Czechoslovak administration, which returned behind the Soviet tanks, demolished it after the war. The plaque of Rákóczi Ferenc II unveiled in 1906 was on the wall of the building. Rákóczi Ferenc II was the leader of the Hungarian War of Independence between 1703 and 1711.

Source:  csemadok.sk
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