Bakov nad Jizerou – Column of the Holy Trinity on Náměstí Miru

While walking along Náměstí Miru in Bakov nad Jizerou, you cannot fail to notice the local landmark, the plague column. This column of the Holy Trinity was built between 1727 and 1729 as a memento to ward off the plague.
 
The column is the work of the sculptor Josef Jiří Jelínek, who came from nearby Kosmonos, from a famous stonemason family. Countess Markéta, née Černínová and count...