Marian column (Obervolkach)

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The Marian column in Obervolkach

The Marian column in Obervolkach in Lower Franconia is a registered monument. It shows Mary enthroned and is today in front of the parish church of St. Nicholas in the center of the village.

history

The village of Obervolkach had already suffered from the great wars in earlier times. The respective village lords repeatedly scrutinized the male residents of the place for a warlike emergency. In the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 and 1871, a total of 20 Obervolkacher had to take up arms and fought for the Kingdom of Bavaria . With seven dead, the village had to pay a heavy toll in blood.

The village community began building the Marian Column in 1896 on the twenty-fifth anniversary of peace. It was dedicated to the dead of the war and at the same time represents a war memorial . The column was erected in front of the parish church, it has since formed the center of the village and is surrounded by the so-called three linden trees. The Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments classifies the Marian Column as an architectural monument .

description

The base of the column is rectangular. A sweeping cornice leads over to the shaft. This is made round and decorated with fluting . It tapers towards the top and ends with a richly decorated capital . Above it rises a three-dimensional figure of Mary with the baby Jesus in her arms. The column was made of sandstone, the base and the column shaft are made of reddish stone, while the figure has gray stone.

The inscriptions in the base read: "See, from now on all generations will call me blessed" and " Mary with the Infant Jesus under the 3 linden trees, pray for us!" The names of the dead are engraved on both sides, above the inscription " Dedicated by the municipality of Obervolkach to their warriors 1870 = 1871 ”. The reverse side clarifies the construction circumstances. “In memory of the 25th anniversary of peace”.

literature

  • Nikolaus Gengler: Brief history of Obervolkach . Volkach undated
  • Catholic rectory Obervolkach (ed.): Obervolkach. Consecration, Primiz 1977 . Münsterschwarzach 1977.

Web links

Commons : Mariensäule (Obervolkach)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Catholic rectory Obervolkach (ed.): Obervolkach . P. 5.
  2. ^ Gengler, Nikolaus: A short history of Obervolkach . P. 5.

Coordinates: 49 ° 52 ′ 24.7 "  N , 10 ° 15 ′ 30.7"  E