Znak Kolína na kašne / CoA of Kolín on Fountain - Kolín (Central Bohemia)
N 50° 01.688 E 015° 12.079
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The depicted bronze coat of arms of town Kolín decorates sandstone basin of the neo-Renaissance fountain (kašna) in town's main public space - Karlovo námestí (Charles Square).
Waymark Code: WMVVG9
Location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 05/29/2017
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The depicted bronze coat of arms of town Kolín decorates sandstone basin of the neo-Renaissance fountain (kašna) in town's main public space - Karlovo námestí (Charles Square).
Kolín is an industrial town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic some 55 kilometres east from Prague, lying on the Elbe River. Kolín was founded by king Premysl Otakar II in the 13th century, first mentioned in 1261. Later on, 1437, a castle was founded here. The historical centre of the town has many Gothic and Baroque buildings. Most notable are the main market (Charles Square), the Jewish ghetto and synagogue, the very old and large Jewish cemetery, and St. Bartholomeus Church from the 13th century (a work of the architect Peter Parler). [wiki]
The octagonal neo-Renaissance fountain is work of stonemasons František Rajnyš (basin) and Josef Freud (columns with a central bowl), made from red Nucice sandstone and ochre Nehvizdy sandstone in 1870. Generally reconstructed by sculptor Vojtech Adamec in 2005-2007 and again renovated in 2017.