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Plaque of Petőfi Sándor

Plaque of Petőfi Sándor
Original function:
plaque
Current function:
plaque
Settlement:
Losonc, Lučenec
Address:
 Vajanského 5
Historical Hungarian county:
Nógrád
Country:
Slovakia
GPS coordinates:
48.326905, 19.66877
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History

The great Hungarian poet of the Revolution and War of Independence between 1848 and 1849 made a journey in northern Hungary in 1845. The last station of his journey was the town of Losonc, where he spent one week and wrote two poems. On the 50th anniversary of the death of the poet, on July 30, 1899 a plaque was unveiled on the wall of the house, where he once stayed. As every Hungarian memorial, this plaque was also removed by the Czechoslovak administration in 1945. The local organization of the Csemadok managed to get the plaque replaced in 1950 on the 105th anniversary of Petőfi's visit in Losonc in a public ceremony. The following is written on it: "Petőfi Sándor stayed here in 1845, July 30, 1899".

Source:  csemadok.sk
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