St. Florian / Sv. Florian, Hrotovice, Czech republic
Posted by: Noe1
N 49° 06.301 E 016° 02.567
33U E 576110 N 5439652
An anonymous work from the first half of the 18th century. The statue belongs to a set of six Baroque statues of saints, built in Hrotovice by Roden of the Hirzenau and Hagendorf.
Waymark Code: WMBFE8
Location: Kraj Vysočina, Czechia
Date Posted: 05/15/2011
Views: 84
An anonymous work from the first half of the 18th century. The statue belongs to a set of six Baroque statues of saints, built in Hrotovice by Roden of the Hirzenau and Hagendorf.
Anonymní dílo z prvé poloviny 18. století. Socha patrí do souboru 6 barokních soch svetcu, které v Hrotovicích vznikly za Rodenu z Hirzenau na Hagendorfe.
Saint Florian (Latin: Florianus; civil name: Florian von Lorch) (died ca. 304) is a Christian saint, and the patron saint of Linz, Austria; chimney sweeps; and firefighters. His feast day is May 4. St. Florian is also the patron of Upper Austria, jointly with Saint Leopold.
source: wikipedia
Associated Religion(s): Roman-catholic
Statue Location: small island of green in the middle of the field
Entrance Fee: free
Artist: unknown
Website: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Take a picture of the statue. A waymarker and/or GPSr is not required to be in the image but it doesn't hurt.