former Statue of Rákóczi Ferenc II
former Statue of Rákóczi Ferenc II
Original function:
statue / memorial / relief
Current function:
statue / memorial / relief
Historical Hungarian county:
Zólyom
GPS coordinates:
48.57478, 19.126437
History
Rákóczi Ferenc II was the leader of the Hungarian War of Independence between 1703 and 1711.
The statue was unveiled on June 2, 1907. It is the artwork of Mayer Ede. The statue was erected at the initiative of the National Association of Engine Drivers. It was inspired by the countywide joy experienced by the engine drivers in 1906, when the remains of Prince Rákóczi Ferenc II were transported home from Turkey, where the Prince died in exile.
At the end of World War I the Czechoslovak invaders removed this statue as well. The teacher Balassa Géza, who was entrusted with establishing a museum in Zólyom, found the statue in 1943 in a farm building in the courtyard of the town hall. It was wrapped in hay. One of the farmers of Zólyom hid the statue there from the Czechoslovaks.
The statue was reerected in the village of Borsi, where there is also a Rákóczi Castle, in 1969.
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