Memorial to the Opening of the IRON CURTAIN
Memorial to the Opening of the IRON CURTAIN is a memorial in Győr-Moson-Sopron County, Western Transdanubia. Memorial to the Opening of the IRON CURTAIN is situated nearby to the theme park Fertőrákosi kőfejtő, as well as near the theater building Barlangszínház.Photo: Joadl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Type: Memorial
- Description: memorial in Hungary by Gabriela von Habsburg
- Also known as: “Memorial to the Opening of the ‘Iron Curtain’” and “Pan-European Memorial”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fertőrákos mithraeum and Episcopal palace of Fertőrákos.
Fertőrákos mithraeum
Photo: Fekist, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fertőrákos Mithraeum is a temple to the Roman god Mithras at Fertőrákos in Hungary. The temple, follows a typical plan of a narthex followed by the shrine proper that consists of a sunken central nave with podium benches on either side. Fertőrákos mithraeum is situated 2 km northeast of Memorial to the Opening of the IRON CURTAIN.
Episcopal palace of Fertőrákos
Photo: Bathor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Episcopal palace of Fertőrákos is situated 1¼ km southeast of Memorial to the Opening of the IRON CURTAIN.
Sopronkőhida Strict and Medium Regime Prison
Prison
Photo: Fekist, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sopronkőhida Strict and Medium Regime Prison is situated 2 km west of Memorial to the Opening of the IRON CURTAIN.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fertőrákos and Sopronkőhida.
Fertőrákos
Village
Photo: Joadl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fertőrákos is a village in the county of Győr-Moson-Sopron in Hungary. In 2001 it had a population of 2,182. It is located at, about 10 km from Sopron, near Lake Fertő and the Austrian border.
Sopronkőhida
Suburb
Photo: Fekist, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sopronkőhida is a village in northwestern Hungary, 4 km north of the city Sopron and 5 km south of the border with Austria.
Belváros
Suburb
Photo: Civertan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Belváros is a suburb, which is situated 6 km southwest of Memorial to the Opening of the IRON CURTAIN.
Memorial to the Opening of the IRON CURTAIN
- Categories: monument and historic site
- Location: Győr-Moson-Sopron County, Western Transdanubia, Hungary, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.72657° or 47° 43′ 36″ northLongitude
16.64341° or 16° 38′ 36″ eastOpen location code
8FVRPJGV+J9OpenStreetMap ID
node 3466253937OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q138789905
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Hungarian—“Memorial to the Opening of the IRON CURTAIN” goes by many names.
- Czech: “památník otevření „železné opony“”
- Czech: “památník Panevropského pikniku”
- German: “Memorial zur Öffnung des „Eisernen Vorhangs“”
- German: “Memorial zur Öffnung des Eisernen Vorhangs”
- Hungarian: “Páneurópai Piknik emlékoszlop”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fertőrákosi kőfejtő and Barlangszínház.
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