Roland Column (Drosendorf)

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The Roland column in Drosendorf

The Roland column , also known as the pillory column , stands on the east side of the Martinskirche on the main square in Drosendorf, a district of the Lower Austrian town of Drosendorf-Zissersdorf in the Horn district .

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General

With a height of around 7 meters, the two-tier column is the tallest Roland column in German-speaking countries. The lower part is a pillory in the shape of an octagonal column and was built in the beginning or middle of the 16th century. On top of it is a square column, which is crowned by a Roland statue , a symbol of city ​​rights and which dates from 1616. In 1998/99 the pillar was extensively restored, including the lost parts of the Roland figure (right arm, a sword and a hat feather).

Pillory (lower part)

An eight-sided column with a two-tier protruding, octagonal base rests on a round base plate . The end of the column shaft is formed by a capital with two wreaths of keel arches , the lower one with late Gothic tracery . At a height of around 1.5 meters, a bag stone with chain and ring (neck ring to hang around) is attached to the southwest side of the shaft and iron handcuffs or handcuffs on the northeast side.

Roland column (upper part)

On the keel arch capital there is a smaller square pillar with longitudinal grooves and an upward widening capital with ornament-like decoration. On top of it is a sandstone statue of Roland about 1.6 m tall, a bearded man with a helmet and armor. His right hand is supported on an iron sword , the left holds the shield with the city coat of arms leaning against his foot .

The stone figure was made by the stonemason Gregor Mägerl after the city council decided on February 24, 1616 to renew the 'stainin man' that was thrown down by a 'great storm wind'. Presumably the square pillar was also renewed, which in terms of style does not match the Gothic lower part.

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Dehio: Lower Austria, north of the Danube ; Berger Verlag , Horn / Vienna 2010, p. 112
  2. ↑ Lt. Information board on site; Accessed October 17, 2017
  3. ^ TU Graz, Digital and Digitized Journals: Drosendorf ( Online )
  4. ↑ a b c Marterl.at: Roland column, pillory ; Retrieved Oct. 24, 2017
  5. ^ University of Salzburg, legal antiquities: Drosendorf, pillory ; Retrieved Oct. 24, 2017

Coordinates: 48 ° 52 ′ 5.8 "  N , 15 ° 37 ′ 13.5"  E