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Charles III Memorial

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Jókai statue in Komárno

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Mór Jókai, perhaps the most famous native of Komárom, was born on February 18, 1825. Jókai commemorated Komárom, the city's history, its inhabitants, its merchants, and its sailors in many of his works. After the writer's death in 1904, the people of Komárom suggested that a sta... Read More

Lehár statue in Komárno

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“I am a child of Komárom,” said Kristóf Ferenc Lehár in 1930, who was born on April 30, 1870, the firstborn son of Ferenc Lehár Sr. (1838-1898), conductor of the 50th Infantry Regiment, and Krisztina Neubrandt (1849-1904). His parents’ house was on Lehár Street, on the site of to... Read More

Actors' Museum

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On October 29, 2021, the Actors' Museum was opened in Petőfi Park opposite the Water Tower by actress Lőrincz Tarics, a Permanent Member of the Jókai Theatre in Komárno, and teacher Csilla Szabó, the head of Event n.o. The outdoor museum commemorates the first generation of artis... Read More

The shell

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A work by János Nagy, inaugurated in 1973 in front of the Railway Station on Petőfi Street Read More

Bust of Alexander Petőfi

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Sándor Petőfi had several personal connections to Komárom. He first visited the Jókai family in 1842. In 2017, at the initiative of the then deputy mayor Imre Knirs, president of the Civic Association for a Better Komárom, and Tamás Arlett, president of the South Komárom Endresz... Read More

Bust of King Ladislaus V

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The bust of King Ladislaus V of Hungary, born in Komárom, stands in the Anglia Park in Komárom, a short walk from the Monostor Fortress, the modern building of the Selye János University, and the city center. The statue was erected in 2000, on a pedestal that had been vacant for ... Read More

Anti-Fascist Martyrs Monument

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The Anti-Fascist Resistance Monument, designed by Emil Venkov, was erected in 1971. The monument was inaugurated on May 21, 1971, and commemorates 34 anti-fascists murdered by the Arrow Cross in 1944-1945. The monument reads: "To the Martyrs of the Communist Labor Movement and th... Read More

Bust of John Hunyadi

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On August 29, 2021, the Kárpátia Sport Polgári Társulás inaugurated the bust of the Governor of Hungary János Hunyadi on the downtown section of Petőfi Street in memory of the 565th anniversary of the warlord's death. The creator and donor of the statue is the sculptor Tibor Túri... Read More

Roadside cross between Nemesócsa and Gúta

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Roadside marble cross with the crucified Jesus on it between Nemesócsa and Gúta. The cross was erected by István Bagin and his family. Cross inscription: "If God is with us, who can be against us? / Erected for the glory of God by István Bagin and his family / 2024" Read More