1715 - Saint Nepomuk - Waischenfeld, BY-DE
N 49° 50.719 E 011° 20.750
32U E 668649 N 5524071
With a sharp eye, you find this chronogram in the inscription on the base of a Nepomuk statue, guarding the Wiesent Bridge in Waischenfeld.
Waymark Code: WM13BRY
Location: Bayern, Germany
Date Posted: 11/03/2020
Views: 5
Saint Johannes Nepomuk is guarding the bridge over the Wiesent, the 170cm high statue resting on a 145cm high base, made of sandstone.
The inscription reads:
Ioannes nepoMVCene / Defensor honorIs ora pro / nobIs et CIVItate nostra
"Johannes Nepomuk, defender of honor, pray for us and our city"
Together, the capital letters were I MVC / D I / I CIVI,
sorted MDCCVVIIIII = 1715.
This year 1715 was inscripted on the base, too.
There is no known publication about this chronogram.
Text of the original chronogram: Ioannes nepoMVCene / Defensor honorIs ora pro / nobIs et CIVItate nostra
English translation of the chronogram: "Johannes Nepomuk, defender of honor, pray for us and our city"
Pure chronogram?: no
Natural chronogram?: no
Type of numerals used: Not listed
Website explaining the chronogram: Not listed
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