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Figure 1
Námestie Osloboditeľov (Liberators’ Square) was renamed following World War II and included a cenotaph to soldiers to who died liberating the city. Adjacent to the cenotaph (pictured) is a tomb of the unknown soldier. Source: Author’s photograph.
Figure 2
Janko Bačík was a young communist who was imprisoned at Mauthausen Concentration Camp where he died. This plaque commemorates the location of the school he attended in Košice’s old town, where he is also commemorated with a street toponym. Source: Author’s photograph.
Figure 3
The city text of Košice’s old town was significantly reoriented following World War II to commemorate both domestic and international communist figures. Source: Author’s map.