Wayside Shrine (Boží muka) - Úvalno, Czech Republic
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member vraatja
N 50° 02.826 E 017° 44.636
33U E 696444 N 5547474
Three-sided bricked wayside shrine in the center of the village Úvalno near the parish church of St. Nicholas (Boží muka v centru obce Úvalno v blízkosti farního kostela svatého Mikuláše v okrese Bruntál).
Waymark Code: WM16EAB
Location: Moravskoslezský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 07/12/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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The Baroque wayside shrine located in the center of the village Úvalno near the parish church of St. Nicholasr comes from the second half of the 18th century. Three-side wayside shrine is made of plastered bricks with oval niches at each side and a low conical roof made of red ceramics shiongles with a cross rising from the top. Inside the niches there are mosaics depicting Patron Saints - St. Barbora, St. Florian and St. Vavrineec (Lawrence).

More detail in CZech can be found here - (visit link)
Year of creation: second half of the 18th century

Material: plastered bricks, red ceramic shingles, iron cross

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