Court martial
The court marterl in the municipality of the town of Pulkau in Lower Austria is a listed building .
history
Thegerichtsmarterl stands around 100 meters west of the former federal highway 35 on the small hill of the Galgenberg. Here, where the lords of Pulkau and Schrattenthal used to border each other, the legal transactions of the two lords were negotiated. There was also a gallows here until around 1850 .
The age cannot be proven. It is believed, however, that the court marterl with the partly beveled late Gothic pillar and late baroque top has replaced a wooden Red Cross that previously existed here.
description
The three reliefs on the tabernacle , the lower valley of which shows the late Gothic style and is identical to the pillar design, are considered to be the most artistic in the region.
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| Relief 1 | The depicted Mount of Olives scene shows Jesus Christ on the cross, Mary, Mary Magdalene and John. The picture is framed with a pearl rod pattern and there is also a caper motif on the upper edge. |
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| Relief 2 | Saints Donatus and John are depicted. The picture is framed with a pearl rod pattern. Columns with rose motifs are depicted on both sides. The roses are an indication that both saints died as martyrs . |
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| Relief 3 | Saints Paul and John are presumably represented in Roman uniforms. Paul holds a lance in his hand and John has his hands folded in prayer. Both look to the sky, where a lightning bolt is shown. |
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The fourth page of the tabernacle has only an empty pictorial niche.
literature
- Alois Puschnik : God's stones - Pulkau small monuments
Web links
Coordinates: 48 ° 42 ′ 36.5 " N , 15 ° 53 ′ 38.8" E