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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Photo: Voytek S, CC BY-SA 2.5.
  • Type: Work of art
  • Artwork type: statue
  • Description: Romanian monument
  • Also known as: “Coloana Ciumei”, “Holy Trinity Monument, Timişoara”, “Holy Trinity Monument, Timișoara”, “Plague Column, Timișoara”, and “Statuia Sfintei Treimi”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. George’s Cathedral and Serbian Orthodox Cathedral.

Church
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0.
The St. George Cathedral, colloquially known as the Roman Catholic Dome, is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Timișoara and one of the city's landmarks. is situated 100 metres east of Plague Statue.

Church
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cathedral of the Ascension of the Lord, commonly known as the , is an Eastern Orthodox church located in , . is situated 110 metres west of Plague Statue.

Museum
Photo: LuminitaM, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elisabetin and Aradului.

Suburb
is a historic district of . It is noted for the vast reserve of 1900s-style architecture and the multitude of parks. Also here is the university area of the city with the related buildings, many of which have historical value.

Suburb
is a district in northern . Its name comes from the homonymous road that connects Timișoara to . Calea divides the district into two: Vest and Est.

Suburb
, also known as Martirilor, is a district in southern . It was built between 1970 and 1985, as a consequence of the urban systematization carried out by the Communist Party, which aimed at increasing the population of Timișoara. is situated 2½ km south of Plague Statue.

Plague Statue

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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