Memorial wreaths on oak trees planted by our foundation on the day of the 13 Martyrs of Arad

2011. 10. 03.

The Széll Kálmán Foundation, the local council of the village Rátót, the owners of the Széll Kálmán manor house, the Hungarian Forestry Association, the Hungarian Development Bank and the Szombathelyi Erdészeti Zrt. organised a commemorative ceremony in the Széll Kálmán manor house on 6 October 2011 on the occasion of the 162nd anniversary of the execution of the 13 Martyrs of Arad and the 160th anniversary of the establishment of the Hungarian Forestry Association.

The ceremony was opened by a Roman Catholic holy mass in the chapel of Rátót, followed by addresses on the occasion of the 162nd anniversary of the execution of the 13 Martyrs of Arad in the Arad Commemorative Park by Ferenc Málics mayor and László Baranyay, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Hungarian Development Bank. Csaba Lantos, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Széll Kálmán Foundation delivered a speech in the park of the Széll Kálmán manor house. The commemoration was closed by hanging wreaths on the oak trees planted by the Széll Kálmán Foundation.

Csaba Lantos, Chairman of the Foundation giving an address at the ceremony
Csaba Lantos, Chairman of the Foundation giving an address at the ceremony