Constitutional column (Gaibach)

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The constitutional column in the palace gardens

The constitutional column in Gaibach is one of the landmarks of the Lower Franconian village. It is located in the castle park on the hill of the Sonnenberg, a little off the state road 2271.

history

Laying of the foundation stone for the Gaibach constitutional column, oil painting by Peter von Hess, 1822/1823

The Bavarian constitution of 1818 was decisive for the construction of the column . King Max Joseph limited his rights himself and let an elected parliament co-govern at his side. The idea for the establishment came from Count Franz Erwein von Schönborn , who, as a mediatized prince, had to give up all his rights in 1803 and nevertheless supported the idea of ​​a magna charta Bavariae .

Leo von Klenze was found as the architect , whose plans for the building were revised several times by the count. The foundation stone was laid on May 26, 1821. Crown Prince Ludwig and several dignitaries from Würzburg were present . After a service in the Gaibacher Dreifaltigkeitskirche one drove up the mountain. An oil painting by Peter von Hess from 1823 sums up the ceremony.

The inauguration of the constitutional column took place on August 22, 1828. Again Ludwig, meanwhile King Ludwig I, was among the guests of honor. Several commemorative coins were minted from the event; the celebration of the inauguration was repeated year after year. These anniversaries only ended in 1831, when Ludwig I, under the influence of the July Revolution in France, ended his reform course.

In 1832, on the anniversary of the inauguration, people came who, armed with black, red and gold flags, wanted to bring about the unity of Germany and, similar to the Hambach Festival , wanted to set an example for this unification. Wilhelm Joseph Behr , who was Mayor of Würzburg until 1832 , also called for the further development of the Bavarian constitution. The initiators of this event were arrested and the column was downgraded to a destination in the following years.

It was not until 1968, the year of the 150th anniversary of the constitution, that people came to the constitutional pillar again. They gave speeches on the beginning of constitutionalization in Bavaria. The column is now managed by the Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation under the number D-6-75-174-257.

architecture

The column presents itself as a 32 m high monument. The column base is divided into three parts. The classicistic shape is reminiscent of the Trajan Column in Rome. 20 fluted lead to the viewing platform. A dedication inscription reads: “The Constitution of Bavaria, its donor Max Joseph, its keeper Ludwig zum Monument”.

literature

  • Herbert Meyer: The constitutional column and its history . In: Ute Feuerbach (Ed.): Our Main Loop. Contributions to art and history at the Volkacher Mainschleife . Volkach 2008.
  • Karl Treutwein : From Abtswind to Zeilitzheim. History, sights, traditions . Volkach 1987.

Web links

Commons : Konstitutionsäule (Gaibach)  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Meyer, Herbert: The constitution column and its history . P. 181.
  2. ^ Treutwein, Karl: From Abtswind to Zeilitzheim . P. 86.
  3. ^ Ulrich Wagner: Mayor Wilhelm Joseph Behr - champion of democracy. In: Ulrich Wagner (Hrsg.): History of the city of Würzburg. 4 volumes; Volume III / 1–2: From the transition to Bavaria to the 21st century. Theiss, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 978-3-8062-1478-9 ), pp. 58-60 and 1253.
  4. ↑ Geodata: Monument number D-6-75-174-257 ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed April 30, 2013. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / geodaten.bayern.de
  5. ^ House of Bavarian History: Gaibach constitution column , accessed on April 30, 2013.

Coordinates: 49 ° 53 '52.35 "  N , 10 ° 13' 26.99"  E