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Although it is situated ,,at the far end of the country", the town of Tumu Severin was the witness of the great historical events of our nation and today, many architectural and historical monuments as well as many street names are a testimony of the sacrifice of the former inhabitants of the town,
The prince Al. I. Cuza directed his steps towards this region while he came ,,to inspect our military power" and, showed ,,his great contentment for the state of foot soldiers and frontier guards". Even when the prince had left the country, the local people elected him as a member of Parliament, Cuza refused this honor for the benefit of the country. At the crossroads of Smardan and Decebal streets, one can still see the house which accomo-dated prince Al. I. Cuza in Turnu Severin.
On the same street - which was once interrupted by the fountain groove and the ..Maioreasa" church - there is also the house which accomodated Prince Carol of Hohenzollern when, in May 1866, he set foot on Romanian land for the first time. This building also belonged to Theodor Costescu who donated it to the „!. G. Bibicescu" library.
In order to honor the sacrifice of the inhabitants of Severin during the Nation Reunification War, in 1933, on the occasion of the town centenary, the cooperation between the architect State Balosin, the sculptor Teodor Burca and the stone cutter Carol Umberto led to the erection of the Memorial-Crypt inside the Roses Park.
In the northern part of the town, Constantin Lucaci built an obelisk which is dedicated to the memory of the partisans who fought against the German invaders in the Mehedintiului Mountains where, their group was led by the school master Victor Popescu.
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