Wayside shrine (Kronach, Rathausparkplatz)

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Wayside shrine on the north side of the Rathausparkplatz

The shrine on the northeast side of the City Hall parking lot is as a monument protected small monument in the Upper Franconian town of Kronach , which was created in the 18th century.

The wayside shrine made of sandstone stands on a square base plate. A concave-convex shaped base rests on top of it, on the west side of which there is a cartridge , which however does not contain any inscriptions. A tapering shaft with a square plan rises above the base . The south side of the shaft is decorated with acanthus tendrils, the east and west sides are framed, the north side is smooth. The four-sided attachment of the wayside shrine rests on a protruding capital , which is closed off by retracted segmental arches . There are reliefs on the four sides of the top : the north side shows the coronation of Mary , the east side the fourteen helpers with the baby Jesus , on the south side Saint Anthony of Padua is depicted and on the west side Saint George . Originally, the top still had a crown, probably a stone ball.

literature

  • Roland Graf, Willi Schreiber: Martern - Kreuzstein - Steinkreuz . Ed .: Working group for home care (=  Heimatkundliches Jahrbuch des Landkreis Kronach . Volume 1/1974 ).
  • Denis André Chevalley: Upper Franconia . Ed .: Michael Petzet , Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments (=  Monuments in Bavaria . Volume IV ). Oldenbourg, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-486-52395-3 .

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Coordinates: 50 ° 14 ′ 33.6 ″  N , 11 ° 19 ′ 35.8 ″  E