Plague Column on Grazer Strasse

Here too, the term “Plague Column” is not backed by facts. There is no evidence that there were ever any pictures in the very shallow niches on the side. However, the year 1686 shows that the wayside shrine dates back to a time when the plague was rampant in Ischl. Therefore, a connection is quite possible. The letters “W S” and “H S” probably refer to Wolf Steinpöckh and his son Hans, who owned the Zeppezauergut manor (today Grazerstrasse 81) at the time.

The plague column is a stone tabernacle shrine with a large and deep arched niche, in which currently only a small, rather corroded icon of the Virgin Mary hangs. The shaft is chamfered at the edges. The tabernacle, which has a round arched frame on both sides, has a low, curved stone spire. The crowning cross as well as the iron-framed glass door, probably date back to 1980.