Marian column (Kostelec nad Orlicí)

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Marian column in Kostelec nad Orlicí
Coats of arms of the Kinsky families (left) and Czernin von und zu Chudenitz (right)

The Marian column in Kostelec nad Orlicí (German: Adlerkosteletz ), a town in the Okres Rychnov nad Kněžnou in the Czech Republic , was built in 1707. The Marian column on the market square ( Palackého náměstí in Czech ) is a protected cultural monument .

The baroque Marian column consists of a rectangular base on which the column with the figure of Our Lady stands. The Marian column is surrounded by a balustrade raised by two steps . The entire structure consists of the regional sandstone .

At the base of the column are the coats of arms of the Kinsky and Czernin families from and to Chudenitz .

Web links

Commons : Marian Column (Kostelec nad Orlicí)  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Description as a cultural monument ÚSKP 19011 / 6-2303 in the monument catalog pamatkovykatalog.cz (Czech).

Coordinates: 50 ° 7 ′ 21.7 ″  N , 16 ° 12 ′ 45.9 ″  E