Slovakia – Equestrian statues https://equestrianstatue.org by Kees van Tilburg Fri, 05 Mar 2021 14:18:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.11 Saint George https://equestrianstatue.org/saint-george-4/ Tue, 17 Jan 2017 11:31:09 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=15161 The post Saint George appeared first on Equestrian statues.

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]]> Hurban, Jozef Miloslav https://equestrianstatue.org/hurban-jozef-miloslav/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1473 Photos by helix 84 and Peter Zeliznak

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]]> Sobieski, Jan III https://equestrianstatue.org/jan-iii-sobieski/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1496 The post Sobieski, Jan III appeared first on Equestrian statues.

]]> Stephen I https://equestrianstatue.org/stephen-i-5/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1993 The unveiling in 2009 of this equestrian statue in Komárno, a Slovakian town on the border with Hungary, where ethnic Hungarians form the majority of the population, gave rise to a diplomatic conflict, as the Hungarian president was not allowed to attend the ceremony. The only official reason given for the denial was that the president’s visit … Continue reading "Stephen I"

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]]> Svatopluk I https://equestrianstatue.org/svatopluk-i/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=2019 In contrast with the neighbouring Czech Republic and Hungary, Slovakia never had its own dynasty. Most probably, Svatopluk was never even in Slovakian territory. As many Slovakians consider the statue a falsification of history, its erection by Slovakian nationalists caused due commotion.

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