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Zwettl-Niederösterreich

Holy Trinity Column (Zwettl)

Zwettl-Niederösterreich

Holy Trinity Column (Zwettl)

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Holy Trinity Column (Zwettl)

Name: Holy Trinity Column (Zwettl)
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Location: Zwettl-Niederösterreich, Zwettl, Waldviertel, Lower Austria, Austria

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1. Kaiser Franz Joseph Memorial – Hotel Schwarz Alm Zwettl loop from Syrafeld

11.7km

03:13

190m

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2. Kaiser Franz Joseph Memorial – Zwettl Town Wall loop from Moidrams

11.6km

03:08

150m

160m

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3. Moserturm – Zwettl Abbey loop from Zwettl

9.12km

02:28

120m

130m

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beRecont

May 1, 2025

The Zwettl Plague or Trinity Column was built in the first half of the 18th century.

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Gerhard Hayek

July 21, 2025

The main square is beautiful and worth a stop.

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Pady🍀

December 30, 2025

During the Baroque period, people everywhere were eager to express their gratitude for overcoming the plague years and the Turkish Wars by erecting plague or Trinity columns.

In 1727, the pillory in the upper square was replaced by the richly sculpted sandstone column created by Kaspar Högl of Eggenburg. During the last renovation in 1998, extensive environmental damage to the figures was repaired, and the entire column was painted a light yellow.

The four life-size statues are, in the center at the front, the Immaculate Conception; to her left, St. Sebastian (pierced by five arrows); to her right, St. Roch (pointing to the plague boil on his thigh); and St. Florian (holding a flag in one hand and a bucket of water in the other).

The iron fountain in the immediate vicinity of the Trinity Column is a gift from the then-mayor, Eugen Beck, of the twin town of Plochingen near Stuttgart.

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Elevation 520 m

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Monday 19 January

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Location: Zwettl-Niederösterreich, Zwettl, Waldviertel, Lower Austria, Austria

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Holy Trinity Column (Zwettl)

1. Kaiser Franz Joseph Memorial – Hotel Schwarz Alm Zwettl loop from Syrafeld

2. Kaiser Franz Joseph Memorial – Zwettl Town Wall loop from Moidrams

3. Moserturm – Zwettl Abbey loop from Zwettl

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