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August 28, 2025
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The statue of Baba Novac, created by the sculptor Virgil Fulicea in 1975, replaced a cross erected here in 1936. On February 5, 1601, the captured general of Prince Mihai Viteazul (Michael the Brave) was sentenced to death for high treason by the Hungarians and burned at the stake in the Cluj Citadel. His body was publicly displayed here next to the Tailors' Bastion. Born around 1530, Baba Novac was a Serbian hajduke who distinguished himself as a mercenary in the fight against the Ottoman Empire. In Serbia and Romania, he is considered a national hero.
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April 29, 2017
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The statue, with a height of 1.80 m, cast in bronze, 2.2 m high with covered travertine. On the pedestal is the inscription: "Baba Novac Captain Michael the Brave killed by the Hungarians on 5 February 1601".
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