Monumental statues and other street furniture represent an instrument for a positive change of the cultural landscape and an enhancement of the settlements’ image, giving the impression of a well-kept environment. On the other hand, they are places of memory, around which different commemorative events are organized, thus they have an important role in the preservation and manifestation of national and confessional identity. No wonder that they can also pique the interest of the visitors who come to the microregion.

From this standpoint, the statue park in Glodeni is the most important objective. The park intends to present the statues of Transylvania’s princes and of the most important kings of Hungary. It was founded in 2002 on the initiative of the sculptor Miholcsa József. The first statue of the park was erected on Saint Stephen’s Day. Throughout the years 14 busts of Transylvanian princes were realized, all by the sculptor Miholcsa József. Around the year 2010 the Mayor’s Office in Glodeni initiated the rehabilitation of the communal park. Thus, it received a unitary aspect and it became a true ornament of the civil parish.

In Pădureni, the bronze bust of Csanád, captain of Ajtony, the founder of the family with the same name and the source for the Hungarian name of Pădureni (Csinád) was set in the center of the settlement, at the meeting point of the locality’s three main streets. The sculpture was realized by Miholcsa József in 2014 and it was unveiled with the occasion of the “Gyöngykoszorú” folklore festival.

In Ernei there is a bronze statue of Apafi Mihály, elected prince of Transylvania on a field called Libáncs near the settlement. The statue was realized in 2008 by Miholcsa József, and it was set in front of the mayor’s office of the locality.

In Dumbrăvioara the bronze bust of the chancellor Teleki Sámuel was unveiled at the 675^th anniversary of the first appearance of the village’s name in historical documents. The statue is situated by the reformed church, at its northern side, in the courtyard of the parochial house.

In Gornești, in the courtyard of the church, there is a statue of Count Bethlen István, prime minister of Hungary between 1921 and 1931, born in the locality.

Another important category of monuments in public areas is that of the monument of fallen heroes, most frequently dedicated to those who fell in the two world wars. Every year, commemorative celebrations take place by these monuments, their pedestals never lack wreaths with ribbons of national colors or candles.

Speaking about an area where the majority of the population is Hungarian, in the villages of the microregion there are several Szekler wooden monuments called “kopjafa”. These monuments are mostly symbols of ethnic identity, crosses and crucifixes are symbols of confessional identity. These can be found in every courtyard of Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches, but also at every crossroad. Most of them are made of wood, but there are some stone crosses as well. Some of them date back to the 18^th – 19^th century but their majority was realized in the 20^th century.