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Monument of WWI on Vörösmarty Square, Veszprém, Hungary
This Monument is located at Vörösmarty square in Veszprem city center. Prepared by Malasits Ferenc, inaugurated in 1939. You can see an Obelisk made out of Sand stone. On the top there is a Turul Bird sitting with a sword in his beak and all around on the surface of the monument can you find red stone memorial tablets and epigraphes. On the upper part of the obelisk you can see the number of the year : 1914-1918 for the memories of the Austro-Hungarian 31.Foot Regiment Patriots of Veszprém.
Hungary,
Type of WWI-heritage
- War monument
Dimensions
The basement of the Obelisk is 140*140*75 cm. The size of the Obelisk is 100*100*540 cm
State of repair/preservation
Preserved, well managed.
Historical WWI Context
You can see an Obelisk made out of Sand stone. On the top there is a Turul Bird sitting with a sword in his beak an all around on the surface of the monument can you find red stone memorial tablets and epigraphes.
On the upper part of the obelisk you can see the number of the year : 1914-1918 for the memories of the Astrian-Hungarian 31.Foot Regimemnt Patriots of Veszprém.
Recent Images
Historical Images
State of legal protection
Protected, well managed.
Owner
The owner is Municipality of Veszprém Town.
Kind of cultural use of WWI
Memorial events are hold on the square in front of the Obelisk for the Heroes of Austro-Hungarian Army 31.Foot Regimemnt Patriots of Veszprém and for the heroes who died in the WWII.
Other suggested important sights are the follows:
Fire tower, 8200 Veszprém, Vár u. 9.
Laczkó Dezső museum, 8200 Veszprém, Erzsébet sétány 1.
Dubniczay palace, 8200 Veszprém, Vár u. 29.
Viadukt, 8200 Veszprém, Pápai út 37.
Petőfi theatre , 8200 Veszprém, Óváry Ferenc u. 2.
Holly Trinity statue, 8200 Veszprém, Vár u.
Queen Gizella museum, 8200 Veszprém, Vár utca 35.
Szent Mihály basilica , 8200 Veszprém, Vár u. 18-20.
Gizella chapell, 8200 Veszprém, Vár u. 35.
Archiebishop palace , 8200 Veszprém, Vár u. 16.
Nearby Veszprém you can find:
Veszprémi zoo - game park, 8200 Veszprém, Kittenberger Kálmán utca 17
Veszprém valley
Villa Romana Baláca, 8248 Nemesvámos
Gulya hill belvedere
Available information is on the www.utazzitthon.hu/latnivalo/veszprem site
Opening
Open air.
Entrance Fee
Free of charge
Information regarding cities, villages, other touristic attractions (non-WWI) nearby
Veszprém is a city with county rights in the Central Transdanubian region of Hungary. The historical
town which is the administrative centre of Veszprém County has a population of 57.000 persons and
called as the “Town of Queens”. Veszprém has always played an important role as a cultural,
educational, religious and touristic centre of its region. The town has a well-developed Hungarian and
international commercial and industrial infrastructure, which is one of the reasons for the town’s
dynamic development. Owing to its historical past and its geographical location (from one side
surrounded by the hills of Bakony, on the other side by Lake Balaton) the town has a diverse cultural
life with great touristic potentials. The city has an active sport life both on professional
and amateur level, and can be proud of its sportsmen, sportswomen, teams and sport venues.
The town has a very vivid cultural life: there are three theatres, the town's musical culture is many-sided and lively.
The friendly small-town atmosphere of the 1000-year-old Veszprém has not disappeared to our days. The reviving old town awaits tourists longing for a historic atmosphere and nice walks as well as far-away visitors coming to the cheerful events and festivals of the young.
Available information is on the www.utazzitthon.hu/latnivalo/veszprem site
Accomodation
Public Transport
Further information sources
Other heritage sites nearby
- Gate of Heroes, Veszprém Town, Hungary
- World War One Memorial – Pécs Public Cemetery, Hungary
- Kálvária cemetery, Baja, Hungary
- Military cemetery and heroes memorials in Balassagyarmat, Hungary
- Military cemetery and heroes monument in Békéscsaba, Hungary
- Jaeger statue, Budapest, Hungary
- Mollináry solders memorial, Kecskemét, Hungary
- The 13. Huszár memorial, Kenderes, Hungary
- Military cemetery and memorials, Pécs, Hungary
- WWI memorials at Székesfehérvár, Hungary
- WWI memorial and cemetery, Zalaegerszeg, Hungary
- WWI monuments from Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary
- Óbuda WWI memorials, Budapest, Hungary
- WWI memorial in Déri court, Baja, Hungary
- Heroes Rókus cemetery, Baja, Hungary
- IV.Charles memorial, Baja, Hungary
- Liberty hill memorial, Budapest, Diana St., Hungary
- WWI memorial in the 15th district of Budapest, Hungary
- WWI monuments and cemeteries in Esztergom, Hungary
- WWI memorials and cemeteries at Kaposvár, Hungary
- Vilmos Huszár regiment memorial, Kecskemét, Hungary
- WWI monuments and memorial park in Szentes, Hungary
- World War I Military Cemetery 1. – public cemetery of Pécs
- Railwayman Heroes Memorial - Pécs
- World War I Memorial Tablet - Nagyárpád
- World War I Memorial – Pécs-Somogy
- World War I Memorial - Szarvas
- WWI Monument in St.Laszló Park, Mórahalom, Hungary
Museums Private Collections
Not relevant.
Monument of WWI on Vörösmarty Square, Veszprém, Hungary
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