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NKP Socha sv. Ján Nepomucký - Stupava

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History
The Baroque statue of Saint John of Nepomuk originally stood by a wooden bridge over a stream crossing the main road near today's City Hall. The statue was carved in 1722 by a quality sculptor commissioned by the local landowner Mikuláš Pálffy (1657 - 1732) and his wife Baroness Katarína Weichsová (+1724). The figure of the saint is carved in life size, the body is folded into the shape of the letter S in a typical baroque pose.

NKP Socha sv. Ján Nepomucký - Stupava

The Baroque statue of Saint John of Nepomuk originally stood by a wooden bridge over a stream crossing the main road near today's City Hall. The statue was carved in 1722 by a quality sculptor commissioned by the local landowner Mikuláš Pálffy (1657 - 1732) and his wife Baroness Katarína Weichsová (+1724). The figure of the saint is carved in life size, the body is folded into the shape of the letter S in a typical baroque pose.

After the construction of the new bridge in the second half of the 19th century, the statue was moved and placed in a niche of a new brick chapel. In the sixties of the 20th century, the chapel was removed, the baroque statue on the exposed site was directly threatened by weather conditions, fumes and shocks due to increasing traffic. In 1988, the statue of St. Ján Nepomucký, declared a cultural monument, today it is a national cultural monument registered in the Central List of Monuments. Two years later, a monumental plan to move the statue was realized. By a decision of the town hall in Stupava, a copy of the sculpture was created in 1994, which was installed near the original location at the stream arm of the mill drive. The unrestored original Baroque statue is located in the arcade of the Stupava Calvary.

Source: Mesto Stupava

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Transport: By foot, By bike, By car, By bus
Parking: Free parking nearby


Suitable for: Families with childrens, Elderly, Young, Adults
Season: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Updated on: 22.5.2022
Source: Mesto Stupava

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NKP Socha sv. Ján Nepomucký - Stupava
mesto
Stupava
Region: Bratislavský
District: Malacky
Area: Záhorie
 48.2743534, 17.0318288

Altitude: 181 m

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