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Kde je... #8

Posted by Margarete on 15 October 2009

Here I go again, posting another picture with a statue. This one has quite a story.

If you can figure out who the statue depicts, you probably can figure out were it’s located.

4 Comments on “Kde je... #8”

  1. David in BB said:
    I'd rule out a saint--no halo. He's got a crown so he must be a king, right?
    October 18th, 2009 at 04:33 AM
  2. Margarete said:
    He's got a halo. He's just not wearing it ;)
    October 18th, 2009 at 04:11 PM
  3. vlado said:
    St.Steven King of Hungary in Komarno
    October 18th, 2009 at 04:14 PM
  4. Margarete said:
    Yes, this is St. Stephen, the first king of Hungary (1000–1038). He greatly expanded Hungarian control over the Carpathian Basin during his lifetime, broadly established Christianity in the region, and he is generally considered to be the founder of the Kingdom of Hungary. Because of sometimes strained relationship between Slovaks and Hungarians, the unveiling of this new statue in a Slovak town on the border with Hungary caused quite a stir. Many Slovaks saw the statue as a provocation and unwelcomed reminder of Hungarian control of what is today Slovak lands. Hungarians make up about 10 percent of the population of Slovakia and mostly live in the south of Slovakia.
    October 21st, 2009 at 04:25 AM

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