Novojičín porridge with Dancing Peasants

A small octagonal fountain with a miniature sculpture by F. Barwig crouches in the shadow of a pompous plague column, which makes it appear even smaller from the point of view of optics. As a reminder of the terrible plague epidemic, the column was built in the middle of the main market square of Novi Jičín LP 1710. In addition to the statue of the Virgin Mary, it is decorated with "normally" tall figures of saints - St. Roch, Florian, Jan Sarkander and his more famous...