St. John of Nepomuk / Sv. Jan Nepomucký, Hrotovice, Czech republic
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N 49° 06.562 E 016° 03.502
33U E 577240 N 5440152
An anonymous work from the first half of the 18th century. The statue belongs to a set of six Baroque statues of saints, built in Hrotovice by Roden of the Hirzenau and Hagendorf.
Waymark Code: WMBFDZ
Location: Kraj Vysočina, Czechia
Date Posted: 05/15/2011
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An anonymous work from the first half of the 18th century. The statue belongs to a set of six Baroque statues of saints, built in Hrotovice by Roden of the Hirzenau and Hagendorf.
Anonymní dílo z prvé poloviny 18. století. Socha patrí do souboru 6 barokních soch svetcu, které v Hrotovicích vznikly za Rodenu z Hirzenau na Hagendorfe.
St. John of Nepomuk (or John Nepomucene) (Czech: Jan Nepomucký) (c. 1345 – March 20, 1393) is a national saint of the Czech Republic, who was drowned in the Vltava river at the behest of Wenceslaus, King of the Romans and King of Bohemia. Later accounts state that he was the confessor of the queen of Bohemia and refused to divulge the secrets of the confessional. On the basis of this account, John of Nepomuk is considered the first martyr of the Seal of the Confessional, a patron against calumnies and, because of the manner of his death, a protector from floods.
Source: Wikipedia
Associated Religion(s): Roman-catholic
Statue Location: small square
Entrance Fee: free
Artist: unknown
Website: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Take a picture of the statue. A waymarker and/or GPSr is not required to be in the image but it doesn't hurt.