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former Statue of Kossuth Lajos and former Country Flag of Hungary

former Statue of Kossuth Lajos and former Country Flag of Hungary
Original function:
statue / memorial / relief
Current function:
destroyed
Settlement:
Érsekújvár, Nové Zámky
Address:
Hlavné námestie, 940 02 Nové Zámky
Historical Hungarian county:
Nyitra
Country:
Slovakia
GPS coordinates:
47.986225, 18.163019
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History

The statue of Kossuth Lajos, the political leader of the Hungarian War of Independence in 1848-1849, was erected on the main square in 1906. It was the artwork of Székely Ernő. In 1919 the Czechoslovak invaders destroyed the statue.

The Country Flag was erected in 1940, after the Hungarian town returned to Hungary. It was placed on the pedestal of the former satue of Kossuth Lajos, which was destroyed by the Czechoslovak invaders in 1919. Kossuth Lajos was the political leader of the Hungarian War of Independence in 1848-1849. After World War II the Czechoslovak administration returned to the Hungarian town behind the Soviet tanks, and the Country Flag was also destroyed.

Source:  csemadok.sk
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