Trinity Column (Linz)

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Trinity Column

The Trinity Column , a plague column from the 18th century, is located in the middle of Linz's main square , which is one of the most beautiful auditoriums in Austria .

history

The city of Linz survived the last great wave of plague in Central Europe without any problems. Likewise, in the Turkish Wars in 1683 and in the War of Spanish Succession in 1704 , they were saved from the invasion of foreign troops and in 1712 from an impending major fire. In gratitude for this, the emperor, the Upper Austrian estates and the population donated a 55-shoe high column, which was created between 1717 and 1723 by the Salzburg stonemason master Sebastian Stumpfegger based on a design by Antonio Beduzzi . The pillory , which had stood on Linz's main square until 1716, was moved to the Taubenmarkt due to the impending erection of the Trinity Column .

Although the Trinity Column was completed in 1723, it was only inaugurated on November 17, 1728 by the Linz city dean Max Gandolph Steyrer von Rothenthurn . At the instigation of Governor Christoph Wilhelm von Thürheim, there had been a long-term investigation because of the enormously high costs of 30,000 guilders. The background was a smoldering dispute between the Jesuits , who were supported by the emperor, and the city deans, on whose side the citizens stood, throughout the Baroque period .

The great flood in 1872 penetrated to the Trinity Column. During the Second World War , from 1943 onwards, all decorative elements were removed and stored in the Linz central cellars on Kapuzinerstraße. The coats of arms were embedded in plaster for protection. The base and the column drums remained because of their immense weight in the main square. After the end of the war, the pillar was completed by the stonemason Matthäus Schlager by December 1947.

The Trinity Column was completely renovated from June 2019 to July 2020.

description

The baroque landmark of Linz made of white Untersberg marble is 20 meters high. On the three sides of the base of the column, three inscription panels with the imperial coat of arms, the state coat of arms and the coat of arms of the city of Linz represent the dedication by the emperor, the provincial estates and the people of Linz. Exactly these three coat of arms stones, which also point in the respective direction - castle , country house , town hall - thus symbolize the earthly trinity. On the pedestal are the statues of the plague saints , St. Sebastian and St. Karl Borromeo , as well as the patron saint of fire protection, St. Florian , appropriate. Karl Borromeo was also the namesake of the then ruling emperor Charles VI.

The large cloud column is adorned with jubilant angels, and the shaft of the column is adorned with a statue of St. Maria Immaculata , who stands on a crescent moon. The crowning trinity group is made of gilded copper.

photos

  • Trinity group

  • St. Sebastian

  • Column on the main square with dismantled jewelry (May 1945)

Web links

Commons : Holy Trinity Column  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Trinity column. In: stadtgeschichte.linz.at. Retrieved June 13, 2020 .
  2. ↑ The 300-year-old Linz landmark is being overhauled. In: linz.at. May 15, 2019, accessed June 13, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Braids on the Trinity Column should be removed. In: ooe.orf.at. May 16, 2019, accessed June 13, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Trinity column in new splendor. In: ooe.orf.at. July 9, 2020, accessed July 9, 2020 .

Coordinates: 48 ° 18 ′ 21 ″  N , 14 ° 17 ′ 11 ″  E