Roland statue
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- Note
- A Roland statue is a statue of a knight with a drawn sword, signifying the town privileges of a medieval city. Such statues exist in a number of cities notably in northern and eastern Germany, where they are often placed on the market square or in front of the city hall. Examples are also known from Central Europe, Croatia and Latvia, and there are copies in Brazil and the United States. Statues of the mythological Roland, who enjoyed the status as a popular hero, were erected in cities during the Middle Ages as an emblem of the freedom and city rights of a town. In Germany, such a town is sometimes known as a Roland town (German: Rolandstadt). Philippe Dollinger notes that although there are several Roland statues in the Baltic Sea area, there is nothing specifically Hanseatic about them. Rather, Roland statues are known mainly from cities that used Saxon Law.
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Brandenburger Roland vor dem Neustädtischen Rathaus/Blick in die Sankt-Annen-Straße
Roland Im Mittelalter wurden...
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Image: Stadtmuseum Brandenburg an der Havel - Frey-Haus - CC BY-NC-SA -
Prenzlau, Refektorium des Dominikanerklosters
Refektorium des...
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Image: Dominikanerkloster Prenzlau - CC BY-NC-SA -
Roland zu Brandenburg/Havel vor Neustädtischem Rathaus.
Der Roland, im Mittelalter...
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Image: Stadtmuseum Brandenburg an der Havel - Frey-Haus - CC BY-NC-SA -
Perleberg: Marktplatz mit Rathaus und Stadtpfarrkirche St. Jakobi von Osten (Brandenburgisches Album, Blatt 32)
Stahlstich von Johann Poppel...
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Image: Landesgeschichtliche Vereinigung für die Mark Brandenburg e.V., Archiv - CC BY -
![Roland [Bomarzo]](https://asset.museum-digital.org/san/images/76/101907-wg-b-340/roland_bomarzo/200w_roland-bomarzo-101907.jpg)
Roland [Bomarzo]
Die Radierung zeigt eine...
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Image: Winckelmann-Museum Stendal - CC BY-NC-SA
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