SMALLEST -- Equestrian statue in Denmark -- Næstved, Danmark
N 55° 13.885 E 011° 45.501
32U E 675406 N 6124013
Rytterstatuen af Peter Bodilsen er Danmarks mindste rytterstatue. Den er placeret på Hjultorv.
Waymark Code: WM1B5ZY
Location: Region Sjælland, Denmark
Date Posted: 12/12/2024
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Rytterstatuen af Peter Bodilsen er Danmarks mindste rytterstatue. Selve statuen er 42 cm høj og udført i bronce. Den er placeret på en høj snoet piedestal, bygget af mursten. Dette er den markante del af en fontaine.
Peter Bodilsen (død cirka 1142)var adelsmand og den rigeste mand på Sjælland. Sammen med sin mor og brødre skænkede han store jordområder til Skovklostret. Det er det der i dag hedder Herlufsholm.
Peter Bodilsen var også en meget troende og magtfuld mand. Han forlangte at præster skulle leve i cølibat, og hans ordrer blev gennemført med både vold og drab.
Så lidt specielt at sådan en magtfuld person skulle mindes med Danmarks mindste rytterstatue.
Rytterstatuen er en borgergave, som blev opsat ved Næstveds 800 års jubilæum som købstad i 1935. Den er placeret på Hjultorv.
The equestrian statue of Peter Bodilsen is Denmark's smallest equestrian statue. The statue itself is 42 cm tall and made of bronze. It is placed on a high twisted pedestal, built of brick. This is the distinctive part of a fountain.
Peter Bodilsen (died about 1142) was a nobleman and the richest man in Zealand. Together with his mother and brothers, he donated large areas of land to the Skovklostret monastery. This is what is today called Herlufsholm.
Peter Bodilsen was also a very religious and powerful man. He demanded that priests live in celibacy, and his orders were carried out with both violence and murder.
So special that such a powerful person should be commemorated with Denmark's smallest equestrian statue.
The equestrian statue is a citizen's gift, which was erected at Næstved's 800th anniversary as a market town in 1935. It is located on Hjultorv.
Type of documentation of superlative status: web site
Location of coordinates: Hjultorv
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