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

17.1km

04:23

70m

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

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01:39

20m

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

16.7km

04:22

120m

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Andrea und Huskys 🐺

August 27, 2024

The octagonal fountain with the sculpture of a falconer is closely linked to the legend of the city's founding. It was installed in 1717 at the city's expense. However, it is most likely an older work; the life-size falconer statue itself bears the inscription 1674 on its base and the fountain basin resembles the fountain with tritons in the castle courtyard and dates from 1672 to 1673. The creator of the base, column and shell is considered to be the sculptor Wilhelm Fellsner from Eger, who the city had already commissioned to build the Marian column in 1699. The sculpture itself was created by an unknown folk artist. The falconer is dressed in period costume, he holds a bird of prey in his bent right hand and a hunting dog stands next to his left leg.

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Andrea und Huskys 🐺

August 27, 2024

The name Sokolov, originally Valkenowe, first appears in a document from 1279. The legend of the town's founding takes place at the time of the Crusades. Knight Sebastián, returning from the Crusades in the Holy Land, found only a burnt ruin and the overgrown grave of his wife instead of his castle near Cheb. He left the place that reminded him of the loss of his loved ones, walked along the river and built a hut at the confluence of the Ohře and Svatava to live there in seclusion. The lords of the castle from Loket often came to this area to hunt with their trained falcons. Knight Sebastián (popularly known as Wastl) was also a good falconer, which is why his skills quickly became very sought after. A settlement soon grew up around the hermit's hut, where hunting falcons were bred and trained. It was named after the birds: Valkenowe, later Sokolov. The falcon became the city’s heraldic animal.

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Sachsen Onkel

March 3, 2020

The anniversary fountain was built on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the accession to the throne of Emperor Franz Joseph I.

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Location: Karlovarský kraj, Severozápad, Czech Republic

Falconer Fountain 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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