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Bust of General Bem József

Bust of General Bem József
Original function:
statue / memorial / relief
Current function:
statue / memorial / relief
Address:
Strada Petőfi Sándor, Strada Kossuth Lajos
Historical Hungarian county:
Háromszék
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
46.0005624909, 26.1341750564
Google map:

History

The Polish General Bem József was the commander of the Hungarian forces in Transylvania during the Hungarian War of Independence of 1848-49. They managed to liberate most of Transylvania from the Austrian imperial oppressors, before the arrival of the Russian intervention army. The bust was inaugurated on 22 July 1999. It is the work of Vetró András.

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