Marian Column, Loket, Czech Republic
Posted by: ToRo61
N 50° 11.160 E 012° 45.242
33U E 339667 N 5561725
Baroque Marian Column Loket
Waymark Code: WMF28Y
Location: Karlovarský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 08/10/2012
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Loket is a town of some 3 000 inhabitants in the Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary region of the Czech Republic.
Loket means "elbow" in English. The town is named this due to the town centre being surrounded on three sides by the Ohre River, and the shape the river takes is similar to that of an elbow. The town centre itself features Loket Castle, a 12th century gothic castle. The town centre is a national monument and as such is preserved from modern developments.
Style: Baroque
Type of building (structure): Marian or Holy Trinity column
Date of origin:: 1719
Architect(s): Jan Karel Stülp
Web site of the object (if exists): [Web Link]
Address: Not listed
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