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Monument of the Heroes Fallen in World War I

Monument of the Heroes Fallen in World War I
Original function:
statue / memorial / relief
Current function:
statue / memorial / relief
Settlement:
Nyitra, Nitra 
Address:
Jesenského 2, 949 01 Nitra
Historical Hungarian county:
Nyitra
Country:
Slovakia
GPS coordinates:
48.320177, 18.085851
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History

The monument stands in the park under the castle. It was erected in 1918 in memory of the soldiers of the 14th Hungarian infantry regiment of Nyitra who died a heroic death in World War I. It is the artwork of Finta Sándor. Its original Hungarian inscription was replaced by a Slovak one after the Czechoslovak invasion of the town.

Source:  csemadok.sk
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