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Námestie gen. Klapku - Klapka György tér

György Klapka

(Temesvár / Timişoara 1820 - Budapest 1892)
Hungarian general, commander of Komárno fortress.
(Wikipedia)

Róna József
1896

Description

Bronze statue of the general in uniform with a gun at his feet. At the foot of the pedestal is a bronze lion sitting on a flag.

Inscription(s)

KLAPKA

Signed (on the gun): róna józsef / 1896

Sculptor

Róna József (Lovasberény 1861 - Budapest 1939), Hungarian sculptor (Szoborlap).

Sources & Information

Köztérkép.
Databank of Hungarians in Slovakia, Research on usage of Hungarian language in Southern Slovakia.

Location (N 47°45'26" - E 18°7'45")

Item Code: skni013; Photograph: 5 September 2012
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