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Holy Trinity Statue, Lądek-Zdrój
The Holy Trinity statue in Lądek-Zdrój is a Baroque Votive offering, votive statue located on the western side of the Lądek-Zdrój Market Square, created between 1739 and 1741 by the sculptor . History Carved from sandstone, the statue was commissioned by Johann Anton Reichel, a Lądek-Zdrój city councillor, legal advisor, and notary, as a votive offering for the salvation of part of the city from a devastating fire that struck Lądek-Zdrój on the night of 7–8 March 1739. The Lądek-Zdrój column was first convincingly linked to Klahr the Elder and described in detail, along with surviving designs (a drawing and a bozzetto), by E. Meyer in the work ''Michael Klahr der Ältere. Sein Leben und Werk'', published in Wrocław in 1931. The composition of Klahr's workshop staff is unknown, but such workshops typically consisted of a master and one to three assistants (journeymen and apprentices). Klahr organized work and commissions, prepared designs, and submitted them to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lądek-Zdrój
Lądek-Zdrój (; ), known in English as Landek, is a spa town situated in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, southwestern Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Lądek-Zdrój, close to the Czech border. As of 2019, the town has a population of 5,572. Geography It lies in the Sudetes in two mountain ranges - the Golden Mountains and the Śnieżnik Massif, approximately south-east of Kłodzko, and south of the regional capital Wrocław. History According to historical records, the therapeutic properties of the local mineral waters were already enjoyed in 1241, thus Lądek is considered the oldest spa town in Poland. Located within the historic Kłodzko Land, it was granted town rights in 1282 by Duke of Wrocław and future High Duke of Poland Henryk IV Probus of the Piast dynasty. In 1949–1950 Greeks and Macedonians, refugees of the Greek Civil War, were temporarily admitted in Lądek-Zdrój, before new homes were found for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |