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Meßkirch
Lkr. Sigmaringen
Baden-Württemberg

Hauptstraße
(Rathaus)

Ritter Kuno

Kuno von Falkenstein (Höllental) († 1343)
known for his tomb in the parish church of St. Gallus in Kirchzarten and the legend of his crusade
(Wikipedia)

artist unknown
1895

Description

Statue of a knight holding the weather vane at the top of the gable of the town hall.

Annotation

The town hall was built in 1899 after designs of the architec Carl Engelhorn from Konstanz. The tin knight was made in 1895 by a smith from Heiderberg.

Sculptor

Unknown artist. Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know.

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Meßkirch.
Südkurier, 29 Jan. 2011, Stolz auf das "Musterhaus" der Stadt.

Locatie (N 47°59'38" - E 9°6'44") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: debw260; Photograph: 1 October 2014
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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