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Foundation of Hungary : 30-November-2011
Foundation of Hungary : 30-November-2011
Foundation of Hungary : 30-November-2011
Foundation of Hungary : 30-November-2011
Foundation of Hungary : 30-November-2011

Photographs supplied by Graeme Saunders

A "kopjafa" commemorates the millenium of the foundation of Hungary. The unveiling was eighty years after the Treaty of Trianon in 1920 which redefined the boundaries of the Hungarian state.

A "kopjafa" is an ornamental carved wooden pole symbolising freedom and those who have sacrificed their lives.

 

 

Location

Address:760 Boronia Road, Hungarian Community Centre, Wantirna, 3152
State:VIC
Area:Foreign
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.847872
Long: 145.219223
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Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Government
Sub-Theme:Foreign
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Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Friday 29th September, 2000
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This Kopjafa was erected by the Council of Australian Hungarians from Transylvania

To commemorate the Millennium of the foundation of Hungary in the 80th year of the tragedy of Trianon.

Unveiled by Viktor Orban Prime Minister of Hungary.  

29 September 2000

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Source: MA
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