Plague Statue

Plague Column, also known as Holy Trinity Monument, is a Baroque in 's Union Square. It was placed in the central square of the city, then known as Domplatz, in 1740 as an ex voto of chamber councilor Johann Anton Deschan von Hansen.
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  • Work of art
  • …is a statue
  • Description: Romanian monument
  • Also known as
    “Coloana Ciumei”
    “Holy Trinity Monument, Timișoara”
    “Plague Column, Timișoara”
    “Statuia Sfintei Treimi”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. George’s Cathedral and Serbian Orthodox Cathedral.
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The St. George Cathedral, colloquially known as the… is situated 100 metres east of Plague Statue.
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The Cathedral of the Ascension of the Lord, commonly… is situated 110 metres west of Plague Statue.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elisabetin and Aradului.
is a historic district of .
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, also known as Martirilor, is a district in southern . is situated 2½ km south of Plague Statue.

Plague Statue

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Latitude
45.75794° or 45° 45′ 29″ north
Longitude
21.22911° or 21° 13′ 45″ east
Open location code
8GQ3Q65H+5J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 199480646
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­statue
Wiki­data ID
Q2073128

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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Plague Statue” goes by many names.
  • French: “Colonne de la Peste de Timișoara”
  • German: “Dreifaltigkeitssäule”
  • German: “Pestsäule (Timișoara)”
  • German: “Pestsäule”
  • Hungarian: “Pestisoszlop”
  • Hungarian: “Szentháromság-oszlop (Temesvár)”
  • Hungarian: “Szentháromság-oszlop”
  • Polish: “Kolumna Morowa”
  • Romanian: “Coloana Ciumei din Timişoara”
  • Romanian: “Coloana Ciumei din Timișoara”
  • Romanian: “Monumentul „Sf. Treime” din Timișoara”
  • Romanian: “Monumentul „Sf. Treime””
  • Romanian: “Statuia Sfânta Treime din Timişoara”
  • Romanian: “Statuia Sfânta Treime din Timișoara”
  • Serbian: “Стуб куге у Темишвару”
  • Spanish: “Columna de la Peste (Timișoara)”
  • Spanish: “Columna de la Peste”

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