Vérhalom Square
The state-owned villa in Vérhalom Square, where Árpád Göncz lived, was auctioned
October 10, 2022 at 2:00 PM
The two-story villa at 7B Vérhalom Square in the 2nd District, where the former President of the Republic, Árpád Göncz and his wife lived, was sold for 833 million HUF. Bidding at the online auction of Hungarian National Asset Management Inc. ended late on Saturday, and the winner offered several hundred million forints more than the asking price.
Árpád Göncz and his wife will receive a statue in Vérhalom Square
July 21, 2021 at 4:00 PM
A tender was announced for the creation of a double statue of the former President of the Republic and his wife, which will be located in Vérhalom Square in the 2nd District, near the last home of the Göncz couple.
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