Holy trinity column

The triangular High Baroque column with a group of statues representing the Holy Trinity was erected between the years 1717 and 1719 as a symbol of gratitude for sparing the town inhabitants from an outbreak of plague. The creation of the column was originally commissioned to Cheb sculptor Peter Anton Felsner, however, the town council subsequently held a competition, which was won by Cheb sculptor Johann Karl Stilp. The author of the sculptural group and the coat-of-arms of the town is Jáchymov sculptor Johann G. Grobisch. The column base consists of a two-level pedestal with a triangular ground plan. The sculptures of Saint Wenceslas and Saint Florian, Saint John the Baptist, Saint John of Nepomuk, Saint Sebastian, and the Immaculate Virgin Mary are installed on the bottom level. The statues of archangels Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael stand in the centre. The sculptural group of the Holy Trinity – God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit – is installed on the top of the column.