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Old County Hall

Knižnica Mateja Hrebendu
Old County Hall
Knižnica Mateja Hrebendu
Original function:
county hall
Current function:
library
Address:
Hlavné námestie 28/8, 979 01 Rimavská Sobota
Historical Hungarian county:
Gömör-Kishont
Country:
Slovakia
GPS coordinates:
48.383176, 20.018704
Google map:

History

It was built in 1798 in Empire style for the great event of the Hungarian town: with the unification of Gömör and Kishont counties Rimaszombat became the new county seat instead of Pelsőc and Rimabrézó. The Hungarian poet Petőfi Sándor was elected honorary magistrate in the building in 1845.

Source:  muemlekem.hu
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