Plague Column in the "Imperial Village"

The reason for why the column was named “Plague Column” is not documented, but due to the image of the plague patrons St. Sebastian and the Holy Trinity, a connection with the plague can be assumed. Also, the wayside shrine was probably built in the 17th century, at a time when epidemics were rampant in the Salzkammergut. The restoration in 2014 by the Cultural Heritage Society of Bad Ischl (Ischler Heimatverein) not only brought back his stone top, but also the old iron cross that had been deposited for a long time. The pictures were also repainted according to the old models.

The slender stone pillar made of Ischl marble, which is broadly chamfered at the shaft, has a tabernacle without niche that protrudes only slightly. On the tabernacle sits a truncated pyramid with a rather large iron cross on top. The paintings on sheet metal show St. Mary, St. Joseph, a crucifixion (which, on closer inspection, is a Mercy Seat, i.e., a representation of the Trinity) and the aforementioned St. Sebastian.

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