Schwibbogen

Schwibbogen is a term originally derived from architecture , which has several meanings and was originally probably derived from the term Schwebebogen :

• Schwibbogen (architecture) - A horizontal arch that straddles two buildings or parts of buildings. The arch is so walled over that there is a straight finish at the top. Schwibbogen can often be found in the narrow streets of medieval cities.
• Until the end of the 18th century, a Schwibbogen was the name given to the opening of a wall, which is closed after a full or pressed arch and serves as the entrance to a mostly small room, which is primarily and in some places still used today for the burial of the deceased. These tombs were then mostly referred to as candle arches, see Stadtgottesacker .
• The light arch that emerged in the Ore Mountains in the 18th century is called the Schwibbogen, see Erzgebirgischer Schwibbogen .
• In Austria, especially in Upper Austria and Lower Austria , the Schwibbogen describes an arch made of fir twigs and decorated with flowers, which the neighbors set up in front of the house of a bride and groom. The bow is said to bring good luck.

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.