Name: Statue of St. John of Nepomuk (Sokolov)
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Statue of St. John of Nepomuk (Sokolov)

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Statue of St. John of Nepomuk (Sokolov)

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1. Old Town Hall Sokolov – Falconer Fountain Sokolov loop from Sokolov

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2. Old Town Hall Sokolov – Marian Column Sokolov loop from Svatava

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3. Sokolov Castle Park – Ohře Valley Nature Monument loop from Dolní Rychnov

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Andrea und Huskys 🐺

August 27, 2024

This statue of the Czech bridge saint John of Nepomuk is not in the middle of the bridge, as is usual, but on the southern bank. It was moved to the Lidicky nábřeží because of the reconstruction of the wooden bridge over the Ohře at the former Water Gate, the original location, and then here to the bridge in Josefa Kajetán Tyl Street in 1996. The sandstone statue from 1729 shows the saint slightly less than life-size in the traditional concept, with an inscription and a chronogram on the base.

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Sachsen Onkel

March 3, 2020

The statue stood at the former water gate over the Eger, but was then moved because of the new bridge. Striking relic on the banks of the Eger.

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JakobusPilger

March 18, 2025

Saint John of Nepomuk was a priest (Vicar General of the Archbishop) in Bohemia who died a martyr's death in Prague in 1393. By royal order, he was thrown from Prague's Charles Bridge into the Vltava River and drowned. His statue can still be found on or near many bridges today—as is the case here over the Ohře River. He is not only considered a popular "bridge saint" but also the patron saint of the seal of confession. In many depictions of him, he holds a cross in one hand, sometimes placing a finger to his lips with the other as a sign of silence (which was heard during confession). In this depiction, however, his other hand holds a palm branch, which in Christian iconography is the sign of martyrdom.

The feast day of Saint John of Nepomuk in the calendar of saints is March 20.

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Location: Karlovarský kraj, Severozápad, Czech Republic

Statue of St. John of Nepomuk (Sokolov)

1. Old Town Hall Sokolov – Falconer Fountain Sokolov loop from Sokolov

2. Old Town Hall Sokolov – Marian Column Sokolov loop from Svatava

3. Sokolov Castle Park – Ohře Valley Nature Monument loop from Dolní Rychnov

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