Roland Column (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 .
description
- 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
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Dehio: Lower Austria, north of the Danube ; Berger Verlag , Horn / Vienna 2010, p. 112
- ↑ Lt. Information board on site; Accessed October 17, 2017
- ^ TU Graz, Digital and Digitized Journals: Drosendorf ( Online )
- ↑ a b c Marterl.at: Roland column, pillory ; Retrieved Oct. 24, 2017
- ^ University of Salzburg, legal antiquities: Drosendorf, pillory ; Retrieved Oct. 24, 2017
Coordinates: 48 ° 52 ′ 5.8 " N , 15 ° 37 ′ 13.5" E