Cross at a road - Tvorovice, Czech Republic
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member vraatja
N 49° 23.021 E 017° 12.821
33U E 660660 N 5472465
The sandstone cross from 1860 at the road between villages Tvorovice and Klenovice na Hané.
Waymark Code: WM11H1Q
Location: Olomoucký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 10/23/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member pmaupin
Views: 12

The sandstone located at the road between villages Tvorovice and Klenovice na Hané was erected here in 1860. As follows from the inscription at the front part of its pedestal the cross was then made at the expense of Mikuláš Olšanik, a citizen of the village Tvorovice. Probably during WW II the cross was damaged as the second information on the cross pedestal is that "after WW II the cross was renovated at the expense of "Mr. and Mrs. Krepelka" in 1945. The Latin cross depicts the Crucifixion of Jesus. The statuary of the crucified Jesus is silvered and made of a casted iron.
Type of cross: Latin cross

Material used: Stone (granite, sandstone, marble, ...)

Characteristics of this cross:
Sandstone cross depicting the Crucifixion of Jesus


Describe the location:
at the road between villages Tvorovice and Klenovice na Hané


Year of manufacture: 01/01/1860

Is this cross commemorative ?: Don't know...

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