Chmelnicní kotva / Hop Anchor, Louny, Czechia
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Chmelnicní kotva - socha v roce 1986 vytvorená Vladislavem Mirvaldem // Hop anchor - sculpture in 1986 created by Vladislav Mirvald
Waymark Code: WM111G3
Location: Ústecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 07/29/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
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CZ: Chmelnicní kotva - socha v roce 1986 vytvorená Vladislavem Mirvaldem (1921 – 2003) jako památník na významného ceského chmelare Antonína Mohla. Na soucasné místo (z nádvorí lounské obchodní akademie) byla premístena 13. srpna 2014. Socha (váha 11 tun) predstavuje mnohonásobne zvetšenou kotvu na ukotvování drátené konstrukce chmelnice.

ENG: Hop anchor - a sculpture created in 1986 by Vladislav Mirvald (1921 - 2003) as a memorial to the prominent Czech hop producer Antonín Mohl. It was moved to the present place (from the courtyard of the Louny Business Academy) on 13 August 2014. The statue (weight of 11 tons) represents a multiplied anchor for anchoring the wire structure of the hop garden.
Title: Chmelniční kotva

Artist: Vladislav Mirvald

Placement Date: 1986

Website: [Web Link]

Type of Object: stone anchor for anchoring hop garden

Location: Louny, Komenského square, Louny District

Material: granite, steel

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