Staromestský most / The Old Town Bridge - 1574 & 1714 - Decín, North Bohemia
N 50° 46.465 E 014° 12.724
33U E 444443 N 5625035
The depicted granite tablet denotes two key dates in the history of one of the Decín's main historic landmarks and touristic attractions, the late Gothic Old Town Bridge (Staromestský most).
Waymark Code: WM128KW
Location: Ústecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 03/29/2020
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The depicted granite tablet denotes two key dates in the history of one of the Decín's main historic landmarks
and touristic attractions, the late Gothic Old Town Bridge (Staromestský most).
On the tablet is the following inscription in Czech:
STAROMESTSKÝ MOST
pres Ploucnici
postavený roku 1574 na staré ceste
spojující Decín s labským brodem
SOUSOŠÍ ZEMSKÝCH PATRONU
sv. Víta, sv. Jana Nepomuckého a sv. Vojtecha
od M. J. Brokofa z roku 1714
Amici Decini 2008
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English translation:
THE OLD TOWN BRIDGE
over Ploucnice river
Built in 1574 on an old road
connecting Decín with Elbe ford
STATUARY OF COUNTRY PATRON SAINTS
St. Vitus, Bl. John of Nepomuk and St. Wenceslaus
by M. J. Brokoff from year 1714
Amici Decini 2008
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Paradoxically, the date of construction of the bridge mentioned on the tablet is wrong, the bridge was actually built in 1564–1569.
The plaque was placed in the bridge pavement by members of the Town of Decin Friends Society
Amici Decini after its last reconstruction in 2008.
The Old Town Bridge (Staromestský most) is a stone late Gothic road bridge that spans the Ploucnice River near
its mouth to the Elbe in the Old Town of Decín. Bridge, 92 meters long, was built in 1564–1569 from sandstone blocks.
Although bridge was built in the Renaissance era, it is thanks to used style, construction and elements still a late Gothic
structure. Above the middle pillar there is a sculpture by Michal Jan Brokoff from 1714. The construction was carried out by
builder S. Hölle and stonemaster H. Franck.