Plague column Trumau

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Plague column in Trumau

The Plague Trumau is in the Church street in front of the Catholic parish in the village of Trumau in the district of Baden in Lower Austria . The plague column is a listed building ( list entry ).

history

For the erection of the plague column, master stonemason Wolfgang Ecker names the years 1720 to 1730 as the restorer, while Dehio mentions 1755 according to the dedication inscription.

The location of the plague column was on the main square at the corner of Moosbrunner Strasse and Leopold-Figl-Strasse next to the bell tower. In the course of the restoration in 2007, it was moved to Kirchengasse in front of the Catholic rectory at the municipal office.

description

The plague column is surrounded by a stone balustrade . The three-sided column as a cloud obelisk with a strong cornice is crowned with a trinity group . On the base there is a relief of the reclining St. Rosalia with the attributes of cross and skull and inscription panels between squat square pillars, above on the column the statue of St. Maria Immaculata (wreath of stars, snake at her feet, dedication inscription). The statues of St. Karl Borromeo , Rochus and Sebastian .

The inscriptions read:

DOM
Creatori Redemptori Sanctificatori
Immaculatae Virgini Mariae
Sanctisque Patronis Inclytis Sacrum
"- God the best and greatest - consecrated
to the Creator, the Redeemer, the Sanctifier [= the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit],
the Immaculate Virgin Mary
and the exalted Patron Saint."
Piae Gratitudinis Persolvendae Causa
Ob Conservatam Aeris Salubritatem
Columnam Hanc
Communitas Trumoviensis Posuit
Anno Reparatae Salutis MDCCLV
"To redeem pious thanksgiving
for maintaining the health of the air
, this column was erected by
the Trumau community in
the year of restored salvation in 1755."

literature

Web links

Commons : Plague column Trumau  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dreifaltigkeitssäule Trumau ecker-stein.at, accessed on April 4, 2020.
  2. ↑ photo
  3. ↑ photo
  4. ↑ "polluted air" ( Miasm ) was until the modern age as a cause of disease.

Coordinates: 47 ° 59 ′ 43.7 ″  N , 16 ° 20 ′ 27.5 ″  E