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Kossuth Lajos

Lajos Kossuth de Udvard et Kossuthfalva
Monok 1802 - Torino 1894
Hungarian lawyer, journalist, politician and Regent-President of the Kingdom of Hungary during the revolution of 1848-49
(Wikipedia)

2002

Description

Red marble commemorative plaque with bronze portrait and text in Hungarian and Slovakian.

Inscription(s)

1848. november 6-án
itt szállt meg
Komárom díszpolgára
KOSSUTH LAJOS
čestný občan Komárna
tu prenocoval
dňa 6. novembra 1848

Komárom városa - mesto Komárno
jókai Egyesület
2002

Lajos Kossuth

Freeman of Komarno
spent the night here
On 6 November 1848

Town of Komárno
Jókai Association
2002

Annotation

Very close to the façade - and covering the plaque - was a long banner with old photos of Komárno. The photos are made behind a banner under a sharp angle.

Sources & Information

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

Locatie (N 47°45'26" - E 18°7'47") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: skni028; Photograph: 6 September 2012
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