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Fontána Svatého Floriana

Saint Florian Fountain

Saint Florian von Lorch (d. c. 304)
A Roman officer in the region that is now Bavaria, responsible for organising fire brigades. He is usually depicted pouring water from a jug onto a fire
(Wikipedia)
1783

Svitavy / Fontána Svatého Floriana   Svitavy / Fontána Svatého Floriana

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Statue of Saint Florian, a Roman soldier with a flag and throwing water from a bucket on a burning house, in the center of an octagonal fountain basin. On the pedestal the date 1783.

Svitavy - Fontána Svatého Floriana

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Location (N 49°45'21" - E 16°28'4") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: czpa025; Photograph: 4 September 2012
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