Statue of Stefan Moyzes and Karol Kuzmany in front of the church of the Assumption of Virgin Mary in Banska Bystrica

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Statue of Stefan Moyzes the Bishop of Roman Catholic diocese of Banska Bystrica and first chairman of the Matica slovenska (1795-1869) and Karol Kuzmany (1806-1866) vice president and cofounder of Matica slovenska the Slovak cultural and scientific institution founded in 1863 and abolished by force by the Hungarian minister of the interior Kalman Tisza in April 6th 1875 because it became the representative of Slovak independence and opposed to the strong Magyarisation efforts On the back the church of the Assumption of Virgin Mary

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Size: 3425px × 5079px
Location: Castle complex, Banska Bystrica, Banskobystricky Kraj, Slovakia, SK
Photo credit: © Georgios Makkas / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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