In the heart of the city centre stands a full-length bronze statue of the Baja-born poet and writer Kálmán Tóth (1831-1881), the work of Gyula Bezerédy in 1894.
Several of the poet's poems became "folk songs". In 1865, he was elected as a member of the Baja parliament, a position he managed to hold for four terms.
Among his most important political successes was the fight for the rights of his city to become a district, and the founding of the predecessor of the Eötvös József College. He proposed the connection of Baja to the railway network.
His work contributed greatly to Baja becoming the economic, administrative, intellectual and cultural centre of the region by the end of the 19th century. This square was once the birthplace of István Türr, the town's famous native. Today, only a plaque reminds us of the tiny old building on the ground floor. The old birthplace stood on the site of the building behind the statue of Kálmán Tóth.
Following a renovation, the square has been extended with a magnificent fountain and has become a popular meeting place. It is also the stop for the sightseeing rubber train.
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