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Kráľ Svätý Štefan - Szent István király

King Saint Stephen of Hungary

Esztergom 967-75 - Esztergom or Székesfehérvár 1038
Grand Prince of the Hungarians (997-1000) and the first King of Hungary (1000-1038)
(Wikipedia)

Győrfi Lajos
2009

Komárno - Komárom / Kráľ Svätý Štefan - Szent István király

Description

Bronze equestrian statue of King Stephen with the Slovak coat of arms on a flag. On the socle his "signature".

Annotation

Unveiled 31 August 2009.

Artist

Győrfi Lajos (Karcag 1960), Hungarian sculptor (Szoborlap – (Artportal.hu).

Sources & Information

Köztérkép.
Databank of Hungarians in Slovakia, Research on usage of Hungarian language in Southern Slovakia.
Kees van Tilburg, From Marcus Aurelius to Kim Jong-il: The story of equestrian statues throughout the ages (Amstelveen, 2017). – see also the Equestrian statue website.

Location (N 47°45'30" - E 18°7'28") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: skni003; Photograph: 5 September 2012
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