A column with a statue of the Virgin Mary in Ostrov

At the northern end of the Old Square in the center of the historic part of the city of Ostrov stands a baroque column with a statue of the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ. It is the work of an unknown author, and the Mariana Plague Column was built by the island townspeople in 1685. The work was built to express thanks for protection from the plague and to honor Emperor Leopold I and Duke Julius Francis of Saxony Lauenburg. Today in the Old Square on…