Monument to József Kármán
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József Kármán, Enlightenment writer (Fanni's traditions, The beauty of the nation), publisher (URÁNIA), theater organizer (1769 Losonc - 1795 Losonc). His works and memory were forgotten for half a century and their significance was only discovered during the Reform Era. The hometown only erected a monument to his eldest son a hundred years after his death. In 1896, the inauguration of the Kármán memorials took place as a highlight of the millennium celebrations. The Kármán cult that still lives today can also be dated from this. Originally, the 4 m high memorial column, made of "domestic, now tried and tested stone material", decorated with carvings and engraved with an inscription, was inaugurated in a small grove opposite the entrance to the M. Kir. State High School. At the same time, the house where he was born nearby was also marked with a dark granite memorial plaque. The white marble obelisk marking Kármán's presumed grave was only replaced a year later in the Reformed cemetery, where it has stood ever since. In 1945, after the change of country and regime, the authorities removed both the monument and the memorial plaque. The memorial column - which was replaced by a monument to Soviet soldiers - was hidden from the public among the bushes in the garden of the Reformed church until March 24, 1969, when, at the initiative of the local Csemads, it was placed in a clearly visible place, in place of the 1848/49 national defense monument destroyed in 1945. The monument, supplemented with an inscription in Slovak, was solemnly reopened as part of a series of events spanning several days on the 200th anniversary of the birth of József Kármán. ; ; Between 1896 and 1944, it was the place for memorial ceremonies and wreath-laying ceremonies organized by the Losonc high school and the city. ; Since 1969, it has been the place for memorial ceremonies and wreath-laying ceremonies organized within the framework of the Kármán Days organized by the Losonc District Committee and Foundation of the Csemadok. ; Since 1993, it has been the permanent location for the joint celebration of József Kármán's birthday (March 14) and March 15, and the related wreath-laying ceremonies.