Plague column
Plague column is a historic site in Kremnica, Žiar nad Hronom, Banská Bystrica Region. Plague column is situated nearby to Museum of Coins and Medals, as well as near the fountain Baroková fontána.Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- 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.
Kostol sv. Františka z Assisi
Church
Photo: Luppus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kostol sv. Františka z Assisi is a church.
St. Catherine of Alexandria Church
Church
Photo: Peter Porubcan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Catherine of Alexandria Church is situated 230 metres north of Plague column.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kremnica and Lúčky.
Kremnica
Photo: LucasJV, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kremnica is a town in central Slovakia. 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.
Lúčky
Village
Photo: Ľuboš Repta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lúčky is a village and municipality in the Žiar nad Hronom District of the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. The town belonged to a German language island. The German population was expelled in 1945.
Krahule
Village
Photo: Fefeha, Public domain.
Krahule is a village in Žiar nad Hronom District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. It is the only municipality in Slovakia that officially uses German along with Slovak. Krahule is situated 3 km northeast of Plague column.
Plague column
- Categories: plague column, Holy Trinity column, tourism, historic site, and monument
- Location: Kremnica, Žiar nad Hronom, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
48.70425° or 48° 42′ 15″ northLongitude
18.91692° or 18° 55′ 1″ eastOpen location code
8FWWPW38+MQOpenStreetMap ID
node 1040040409OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata 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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