Monument to Freising Scholars
The memorial for Freising scholars is a small, approximately two meter high memorial stone on the western Domberg in Freising (Upper Bavaria). It was built in the middle of the 19th century below the prince-bishop's residence in the form of a Gothic pinnacle . The memorial commemorates the three Freising scholars Veit Arnpeck , Rupprecht von Freising and Joachim Haberstock . The Freising stonemasons Einsele, whose signature is at the foot of the monument, are considered to be the creators.
In the stone coffers of the monument, inscriptions give information about the life of the three scholars:
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Veit Arnpeck (forward)
- Veit Arnpekh / pastor of St. Andreas / parish of dahier, / chaplain of the prince-bishop / Sixtus / author of important sources / writings on history / Freising, Bavaria and / Austria / living between the years / 1440 to 1496.
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Rupprecht von Freising (on the left)
- Rupprecht / von Freising / author / one of the oldest German / legal books / living in the period / from 1292 to 1328.
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Joachim Haberstock (on the right)
- Joachim / Haberstock / Latin poet / born in Freising 1538 / died as / town clerk / in Landshut July 2, 1571.
On the front side there is a relief above the cassette, which shows the Freising city coat of arms with the bear of Saint Korbinian . The memorial was damaged in the air raid on Freising on April 18, 1945.
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Coordinates: 48 ° 23 ′ 56.9 " N , 11 ° 44 ′ 40.8" E