Pestilential column
Pestilential column is a memorial in Bratislava-Staré Mesto, Bratislava 1, Bratislava Region. Pestilential column is situated nearby to the art gallery BIBIANA, International House of Art for Children, as well as near the apartment building Wernerov dom.Photo: Lure, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Lure, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: Baroque structure in Bratislava
- Also known as: “Holy Trinity column”, “Morový stĺp”, and “Plague column”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bratislava Castle and Rybné námestie.
Bratislava Castle
Photo: Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bratislava Castle is the main castle of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. The massive rectangular building with four corner towers stands on an isolated rocky hill of the Little Carpathians, directly above the Danube river, in the middle of Bratislava. Bratislava Castle is situated 410 metres northwest of Pestilential column.
Slovak National Gallery
Museum
Photo: MelchiorSK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Slovak National Gallery is a network of galleries in Slovakia. It has its headquarters in Bratislava. The gallery was established by law on 29 July 1949. Slovak National Gallery is situated 260 metres east of Pestilential column.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vydrica and Vnútorné mesto.
Old Town
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Old Town of Bratislava is the historic center and one of the boroughs of Bratislava, in the Bratislava Region of Slovakia. It is coextensive with the smallest Slovak administrative district by area, Bratislava I.
Pestilential column
- Categories: plague column, statue, and historic site
- Location: Bratislava-Staré Mesto, Bratislava 1, Bratislava Region, Slovakia, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
48.14066° or 48° 8′ 26″ northLongitude
17.10511° or 17° 6′ 18″ eastInception
1713Open location code
8FWV44R4+72OpenStreetMap ID
node 463165518OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q12771977
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Slovak—“Pestilential column” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Sloup Nejsvětější Trojice”
- French: “colonne de la peste de Rybné námestie”
- French: “Colonne de la peste”
- German: “Pestsäule”
- Hungarian: “Pestisoszlop”
- Russian: “Колонна Святой троицы (Чумная колонна)”
- Russian: “Чумная колонна на Рыбной площади”
- Slovak: “Morový stĺp na Rybnom námestí”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wernerov dom and BIBIANA, International House of Art for Children.
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