Memorial plaque of József Kármán

József Kármán, Enlightenment writer (Fanni's traditions, The beauty of the nation), newspaper 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 monuments took place as a highlight of the millennium celebrations. The Kármán cult that still exists today can also be dated from this. The memorial column was inaugurated in a small grove opposite the entrance to the M. Kir. State High School. At the same time, the birthplace on Nagybég Street, which is located nearby, was also marked with a dark granite memorial plaque. In 1926, the old house was demolished, but the memorial plaque was put back on the wall of the new building. In 1945, after the change of country and regime, the authorities removed both the monument and the memorial plaque. On March 24, 1969, a new memorial plaque with Hungarian-Slovak inscriptions was inaugurated simultaneously with the memorial column, on the 200th anniversary of the birth of József Kármán, as part of a series of events lasting several days. ; ; 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 by the Losonc District Committee and Foundation of the Csemadok within the framework of the Kármán Days.