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Statue of Archbishop Széchényi György

Socha Juraja Széchenyiho
Statue of Archbishop Széchényi György
Socha Juraja Széchenyiho
Széchényi György1
Pogány Péter / Public domain
Original function:
statue / memorial / relief
Current function:
statue / memorial / relief
Church:
Roman Catholic
Address:
Hlavné námestie, 940 02 Nové Zámky
Historical Hungarian county:
Nyitra
Country:
Slovakia
GPS coordinates:
47.985866, 18.162816
Google map:

History

The statue of Archbishop Széchényi György of Esztergom was erected on the main square in 2005. It was made by Szilágyi Tibor.

Archbishop Széchényi György purchased Érsekújvár from Emperor Leopold I and granted the settlement town status in 1691.

Source:  csemadok.sk
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