Plague column

Plague column is a historic site in , , . Plague column is situated nearby to , as well as near the fountain .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: column of the Holy Trinity with statues of saints in Kremnica, Žiar nad Hronom district, Slovakia
  • Also known as: “Morový stĺp Najsvätejšej Trojice” and “Plague column in Kremnica”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Baroková fontána and Kostol sv. Františka z Assisi.

Fountain
Photo: Luppus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a fountain.

Church
Photo: Luppus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Church
Photo: Peter Porubcan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 230 metres north of Plague column.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kremnica and Lúčky.

Photo: LucasJV, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town in central . It has around 5,300 inhabitants. The well-preserved medieval town built above important gold mines is the site of the oldest still-working mint in the world.

Village
Photo: Ľuboš Repta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a and municipality in the Žiar nad Hronom District of the of central . The town belonged to a German language island. The German population was expelled in 1945.

Village
Photo: Fefeha, Public domain.
is a in Žiar nad Hronom District in the of central . It is the only municipality in Slovakia that officially uses German along with Slovak. is situated 3 km northeast of Plague column.

Plague column

Latitude
48.70425° or 48° 42′ 15″ north
Longitude
18.91692° or 18° 55′ 1″ east
Open location code
8FWWPW38+MQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1040040409
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q12771971
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Slovak—“Plague column” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Morový sloup (Kremnica)”
  • Czech: “Sloup Nejsvětější Trojice”
  • German: “Pestsäule (Kremnica)”
  • Russian: “Чумная колонна Св. Троицы”
  • Slovak: “Morový stĺp (Kremnica)”
  • Slovak: “Morový stĺp”

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