The monument was conceived by
János Fadrusz after the suggestion of
Lajos Szikszai, and opened on September 18, 1902, in the same day with the
Wesselényi Monument. It depicted the arrival of the Hungarians, when Tuhutum jumped off his horse and stabbed his spear into the ground symbolizing the landtaking. A
turul was also on the top of the monument. The obelisk was located in a park named after
Lajos Szikszai, situated between
Zalău City Hall and
Zalău River. The park was replaced by a parking area. The monument was destroyed during
Communist Romania, in a night of the summer of 1968. Only a copy of the turul situated on the top of the obelisk was completed in 2008 and placed in the yard of the
Reformed Church, Zalău. The obelisk is going to be placed in
Iuliu Maniu Square, in Zalău. ==Notes and references==