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Vodnikov trg

Valentin Vodnik

Šiška 1758 - Ljubljana 1819 Carniolan priest, journalist and poet
(Wikipedia)

Alojz Gangl
1889

Description

Bronze statue. On the pedestal his name with beneath a fasces with a hand surrounded by a laurel wreath, and the name a. vodnik

Inscription(s)

VODNIK

Ne hčere, ne sina
Po meni ne bó-
Dovòlj je spomina
Me pesmi pojó

No daughters, no sons
after me may not be
enough memory for
singing songs

Signature

al. gangl Fecit 1888

Sculptor

Alojz Gangl (Metlika 1859- Praha 1935) Slovenian sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Digitalne vsebine kulturne dediščine Slovenije, entry 646.

Locatie (N 46°3'2" - E 14°30'34") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: si059; Photograph: 10 September 2016
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