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title: Plague Column
url: "https://www.donauregion.at/en/oesterreich-poi/detail/401141/plague-column.html"
description: Nestling among the woods and surrounded by an outstanding flora and fauna you´ll find the original wayside shrine that used to mark the border between Bavaria and Austria.This late 15th century shrine in Gothic style was erected on the line that once used to mark the border between the County of Neuburg, that belonged to the Upper Austrian Archduchy, and Bavaria.
date: 2015-07-24
modified: 2026-03-05
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# Plague Column

Plague Column
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   Wernstein am Inn, Oberösterreich, Österreich

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 [    ![Plague column in Wernstein am Inn: An old stone column with ornamental decoration stands in a wooded setting. The column rises out of the dense greenery and creates a historical accent in the natural surroundings.](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/204823/AA32D655B6F889E5675D9FF542A8DB9F88B9EC9F03109C1206DC76BBB00D69F4/pestsaeule.jpg)  ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/204823/AA32D655B6F889E5675D9FF542A8DB9F88B9EC9F03109C1206DC76BBB00D69F4/pestsaeule.jpg)

 Innstraße 1
 4783 Wernstein am Inn

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 Nestling among the woods and surrounded by an outstanding flora and fauna you´ll find the original wayside shrine that used to mark the border between Bavaria and Austria.

This late 15th century shrine in Gothic style was erected on the line that once used to mark the border between the County of Neuburg, that belonged to the Upper Austrian Archduchy, and Bavaria.

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 **Plague Column**

 Innstraße 1
 4783 Wernstein am Inn

  Phone  +43 7713 7000Show no.
  mobile  +43 7713 7001
  Fax machine +43 7713 7000 - 20
  E-Mail [gemeinde@wernstein-inn.ooe.gv.at](#mailto)
   Web [www.wernstein.at/Pestsaeule](https://www.wernstein.at/Pestsaeule "New window")
   https://www.wernstein.at/Pestsaeule

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  **Contact person**
 Gemeindeamt Wernstein am Inn

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 **We speak the following languages**

German

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- always open (24/7)

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 [ Suitability ](#ttgCollapseEignung)
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- Suitable for groups
- Suitable for schools
- Suitable for teenagers
- Suitable for seniors
- Suitable for single travelers
- Suitable for families
- Suitable for friends
- Suitable for couples
- Suitable for children

 **Season**- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn

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