Quiz results – In the footsteps of the Coronation Ceremony at Svatá Hora

CORRECT ANSWERS

1. In which cadastral area was a housing estate built for miners, which also includes 17 November Square?

• Březové Hory

2. Which town was the starting point of the pilgrimage route to Svatá Hora? The route ran near the present-day Nový rybník complex.

• Březnice
  
  
  

3. Find the coat of arms of Příbram amongst the symbols in Figure 5. What does the underground symbolise? Find the miner and the metalworker.

• You’ll find the coat of arms of Příbram on the right-hand side of the picture, by the middle pillar at the bottom right.
• The underground symbolises life on Earth, including mining in Příbram.
• The miner is extracting silver, from which the goldsmith is crafting the coronation jewels for Our Lady of Svatohorská. 

4. Why is the date of the Coronation variable?

• The date of the Coronation festival depends on the date of Easter, which is a movable feast (Easter Sunday falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon of spring).

5. In the open space in front of Svatá Hora, you can see a statue of the Virgin Mary wearing a Gothic and Baroque crown. Where exactly?

• On the Svatá Hora Marian Column stands a statue of Our Lady of Svatá Hora wearing a Gothic crown. The column dates from 1661 and was created in the workshop of the famous sculptor and woodcarver Jan Jiří Bendl.
• On the portal of the Prague Gate stands a statue of Our Lady of Svatá Hora wearing a Baroque crown, which was not placed there until after 1732.

Successful ‘pilgrims’ can collect a small reward from the shop at Svatá Hora (Monday–Saturday 10.00–16.00).