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Kaiserin Kunigund

Empress Cunigunde

Kunigunde von Luxemburg
(c. 980 - Kaufungen? 1033?), Gemahlin Kaisers Heinrich II, Königin und Kaiserin des Heiligen Römischen Reiches
Wife of Emperor Henry II, Queen and Empress of the Holy Roman Empire
(Wikipedia)

Johann Peter Benkert
1750 (copy 1992)

Beschreibung / Description

Sandsteinstatue der Kaiserin Kunigunde.

Sandstone statue of Empress Cunigunde.

Informationsschild / Information Sign

Kaiserin Kunigund
Mitbegründerin des Bistums Bamberg
Statue 1750 von Johann Peter Benkert
Kopie 1992, Original in der St. Jakobskirche
Einzig erhaltene gebliebene Figur von sechs
der 1784 durch Hochwasser zerstörte Brücke

Empress Kunigunde
Co-founder of the Diocese of Bamberg
Statue from 1750 by Johann Peter Benkert
Copy from 1992; the original is in St James’ Church
The only surviving figure out of the six
that were destroyed by the flood of 1784

Künstler / Artist

Johann Peter Benkert (Neuhaus bei Neustadt an der Saale 1709 - Potsdam 1765 oder 1769), deutscher Bildhauer des Friderizianischen Rokoko / German sculptor of the Frederician Rococo period (Wikipedia).

Quellen & Informationen / Sources & Information

Denkmal Bamberg, Untere Brücke.

Stichworte / Tags

Lage / Location (N 49°53'30" - E 10°53'11") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: deby467; Photograph: 4 July 2026
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