Koenigsberg Roland
The Königsberg Roland is a statue of Roland that is located in Königsberg in Bavaria .
The approximately two meter high statue shows a knight in armor with decorated elements on his knees and arms. He wears a helmet with an open visor and a portrait of a woman's face on his chest. In his right hand he is holding a drawn sword, in his left hand he is holding a shield on the ground showing the Saxon and Königsberg coats of arms and the imperial eagle . The Roland was probably made by the stonemason Jörg Holzwart from Gerolzhofen .
The figure was attached to the tube fountain in front of the Brehm property near the town hall (location of today's Regiomontanus fountain) in 1605 as a decoration and reminder of the privileges of the imperial city. The construction is documented in municipal documents. In 1830 the figure was removed from the fountain and brought to the town hall. Later the Roland was taken to the Schlossberg, where it was placed on a round pillar to the right of the stairs to the restaurant. In 1945 it was knocked off the pedestal and shattered, removing one arm and one leg. It was later restored in Würzburg and, with Bremen's support, put up again on the northern corner of the town hall.
The Königsberg Roland is Germany's southernmost Roland figure. The knightly folk hero Roland symbolizes the urban privileges and freedoms in numerous cities in northern and central Germany.
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Coordinates: 50 ° 4 ′ 54.5 ″ N , 10 ° 34 ′ 11.6 ″ E