Chlum, Ossarium (346)
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member marfik
N 50° 16.536 E 015° 44.394
33U E 552722 N 5569535
EN: Ossarium (ossuary) is one of the most beautiful monuments of battle of 3rd July 1866, so-called the battle near Hradec Kralove CZ: Ossarium (kostnice) je jedním z nejhezcích památníku bitvy ze 3. cervence 1866, tzv. bitvy u Hradce Králové
Waymark Code: WM6M5E
Location: Královéhradecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 06/19/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Colonel74
Views: 164

EN:
Ossarium is situed near the village Chlum, where proceeded the hardest fightings of the whole battle. It is created from sandstone, in the middle is pseudogothick granite sarcophagus in which are stored skeletal remains of soldiers killed in the battle. Original ossarium was made in 1899, the current originates from the 1936. On the south side of ossarium there are two limestone lions and a large cast-iron cross (built in December 1866). On the north side is a granite monument to Prince Wilhelm of Schaumburg-Lippe (discovered in May 1908).

Serial numbers of memorials:
346 – Ossarium
22 - Cast-iron cross
416 - Monument to Prince Wilhelm of Schaumburg-Lippe
381A, 381B – Limestone lions


CZ:
Ossarium se nachází v blízkosti obce Chlum, kde probíhaly jedny z nejtežších boju celé bitvy. Je vytvoreno z horického pískovce, uprostred je pseudogotický žulový sarkofág, do nehož jsou ukládány kosterní pozustatky vojáku padlých v bitve. Puvodní ossarium bylo zhotoveno v roce 1899, to soucasné pochází z roku 1936. Vstup do prostoru ossaria chrání na jižní strane dva lvi z mušlového vápence v životní velikosti a velký litinový kríž (postaven již v prosinci 1866). Na severní strane je žulový pomník Viléma prince ze Schaumburg-Lippe (odhalen v kvetnu 1908).

Císla pomníku:
346 – Ossarium
22 - Litinový kríž
416 - pomník Viléma prince ze Schaumburg-Lippe
381A, 381B – vápencoví lvi
Size / Velikost: grand

Access restrictions ? / Omezeny pristup ?: no

Visit Instructions:
EN:
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CZ:
K uznani navstevy je potreba se vyfotit s pamatnikem (foto s GPS je vhodne, ale neni nutne)
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