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Herten
(Stadt Herten)
Kr. Recklinghausen
Nordrhein-Westfalen

Ebbelicher Weg
(St. Barbara-Kirche)

Sankt Barbara

Saint Barbara

known in the Eastern Orthodox Church as the Great Martyr Barbara, was an early Christian saint and martyr
(Wikipedia)

Josef Krautwald
1986

Beschreibung / Description

Statue of St. Barbara with miner's lamp and with a tower with three windows (symbol of the Trinity) at her feet.

Künstler / Artist

Josef Krautwald (Borkendorf, Oberschlesien, [Burgrabice] 1913 - Rheine 2003), German sculptor from Rheine (Wikipedia).

Quellen & Informationen / Sources & Information

Stadt Herten, Kunstwerken im öffentlichen Raum, Sept. 2012 (PDF online).
Wikipedia, Liste von Kunstwerken im öffentlichen Raum in Herten.

Stichworte / Tags

Lage / Location (N 51°36'4" - E 7°7'44") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw1028; Photograph: 1 August 2022
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