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Roland Statue Wedel

Roland Statue Wedel

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Roland Statue Wedel

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Location: Wedel, Kreis Pinneberg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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1. Jungfernstieg (Wedel) – Roland Statue in Wedel loop from Holm

9.43km

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2. Altstadt Wedel – Roland Statue in Wedel loop from Wedel

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3. Old Town Wedel – Jungfernstieg (Wedel) loop from Holm

14.6km

00:56

60m

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Kirsten 🌺

February 15, 2022

For more than 500 years, the Roland statue has stood on the Wedel market square as a sign of market justice. It is one of the oldest surviving relics in the city.

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Klaus Adebahr

March 12, 2025

The Roland is a landmark of the city

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JR56

September 9, 2025

Roland is a symbol of market peace and the coat of arms and seal of the city of Wedel (Holstein). The Roland statue was probably first erected around 1450 by the sovereign of the County of Pinneberg, the Count of Schauenburg, and served as a symbol of his market justice, customs, warehousing, and ferry rights.
The statue was replaced in 1558.
The figure is made of solid Bückeburg sandstone and composed of 32 individual parts. It weighs approximately 8 tons. Over the centuries, the figure has been restored several times. To mark its 500th anniversary, the figure was thoroughly restored in 1950 and moved to its current location.
Its original location was the center of the market square.

The Roland statue was last restored in 2012, for the 800th anniversary of the city of Wedel.
The color scheme was restored to its earliest known state. According to legend, Roland was a knight in the service of Emperor Charlemagne, who lived from 747 to 814.

About the work:
Statue of Roland von Wedel (1558, sandstone, restored 2012)
Am Marktplatz, 22880 Wedel
Route planner: 53.58393, 9.6978

sh-kunst.de/standbild-roland-von-wedel

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Location: Wedel, Kreis Pinneberg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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Roland Statue Wedel

1. Jungfernstieg (Wedel) – Roland Statue in Wedel loop from Holm

2. Altstadt Wedel – Roland Statue in Wedel loop from Wedel

3. Old Town Wedel – Jungfernstieg (Wedel) loop from Holm

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