Jókai statue in Komárno
Memorial site
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 statue should be erected in memory of Jókai, and the collection for it began in 1906 at the call of the Komárom Lapok. However, the money collected was used up in the war loan, and later, for political reasons, they were unable to erect a statue. Finally, in 1936, the Czechoslovak authorities allowed another collection, this time the necessary amount was collected in one year.
The Jókai Association's competition was won by the entry of Gyula Berecz, who modeled the figure of Jókai in period clothing as a storyteller. The bronze statue was cast in Prague, and its pedestal was made of Haraszti limestone by Viktor Komáromi. Its foundation stone was laid on 20 June 1937, and its ceremonial handover (at which the then Czechoslovak Prime Minister Milan Hodža also gave a speech) took place on 28 November. After 1945, this statue was also removed, but it was the first of the toppled statues to be returned to its original place in 1952.
His statue stands in front of the Danube Riverside Museum.
After the writer's death in 1904, the people of Komárom suggested that a statue should be erected in memory of Jókai, and the collection for it began in 1906 at the call of the Komárom Lapok. However, the money collected was used up in the war loan, and later, for political reasons, they were unable to erect a statue. Finally, in 1936, the Czechoslovak authorities allowed another collection, this time the necessary amount was collected in one year.
The Jókai Association's competition was won by the entry of Gyula Berecz, who modeled the figure of Jókai in period clothing as a storyteller. The bronze statue was cast in Prague, and its pedestal was made of Haraszti limestone by Viktor Komáromi. Its foundation stone was laid on 20 June 1937, and its ceremonial handover (at which the then Czechoslovak Prime Minister Milan Hodža also gave a speech) took place on 28 November. After 1945, this statue was also removed, but it was the first of the toppled statues to be returned to its original place in 1952.
His statue stands in front of the Danube Riverside Museum.