The Kavšek Bridge ()
or Kauschegg Bridge (; the historical Slovene name inscribed on the bridge), sometimes listed as the Karchegger Bridge (),
is a one-arch stone bridge crossing
Glinščica
The Glinščica () is a stream in Slovenia.
Geography
The source of Glinščica Creek is on the eastern slope of Peštota Hill (590 m) below the settlement of Toško Čelo and north of the Kucja Valley. It then flows through the Ljubljana neigh ...
Creek in
Podutik
Podutik (, in older sources also ''Utik'' or ''Pod Utikom'') is a former settlement in central Slovenia in the northwest part of the capital Ljubljana. It belongs to the Dravlje District of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is part of the trad ...
, a neighbourhood in
Ljubljana
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, the capital of
Slovenia
Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...
. It was built by the board of the first district road and named after Franz Kauschegg (), who led the works.
[Inscription on the northern side. (in Slovene) Kavšek Bridge, Podutik District, Ljubljana. Board of the first district road. 6 January 2012.] It is part of Podutik Street () and is used as a walkway and for a bicycle lane; a new bridge for motorised traffic has been built next to it.
Architecture
The bridge has low stone walls on both sides built from
Glinica limestone blocks in two rows. On its southern wall stands a column with a relief of the
Madonna and Child
In Christian art, a Madonna () is a religious depiction of the Blessed Virgin Mary in a singular form or sometimes accompanied by the Child Jesus. These images are central icons for both the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches. The word ...
in a shrine on its top. On its base, an
intercession
Intercession or intercessory prayer is the act of prayer, praying on behalf of others, or Intercession of saints, asking a saint in heaven to pray on behalf of oneself or for others.
The Apostle Paul's exhortation to Saint Timothy, Timothy speci ...
to Mary in four verses has been carved.
Also written are the year of construction of the bridge and the name of the stonemason,
Alojzij Vodnik. The relief is a faithful copy of the original one and was restored by Julijan Renko.
The base is original, whereas the upper part of the column with the shrine was made as part of the rebuilding by the Vodnik family from
Kamna Gorica near Podutik.
The north wall had a stone cross, which was demolished after World War II.
History
The bridge was built in 1901 from local limestone under the direction of Franc Kauschegg, road committee member,
and was used for road traffic until the 1960s. It collapsed on 29 May 1985.
In 1993, it was rebuilt in its original form and opened for public use on 19 May 1993.
Since August 2001, it has been protected as local cultural heritage.
Gallery
File:Kavsek Bridge - Ljubljana Slovenia - south side.JPG, Southern side of the Kavšek Bridge
File:Kavsek Bridge - Ljubljana Slovenia - south detail.JPG, Inscription, southern side of the Kavšek Bridge. It is an intercession to Mary. Also written are the year of construction of the bridge and the name of the stonemanson, Alojz Vodnik.
File:Kavsek Bridge - Ljubljana Slovenia - north side.JPG, Northern side of the Kavšek Bridge. The two side panels read "Kauschegg Bridge."
File:Kavsek Bridge - Ljubljana Slovenia - north detail center.JPG, Inscription, northern side of the Kavšek Bridge. It reads "1900–1902. This district road was built under the leadership of the deserving Franc Kauschegg, road committee member, when Anton Belec, the mayor in St. Vid, was the district road commissioner."
References
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Bridges in Ljubljana
Bridges completed in 1901
Arch bridges in Slovenia
Dravlje District
Stone arch bridges
20th-century architecture in Slovenia