SOCHA SV. JANA NEPOMUCKÉHO - Záhlinice 12

On the southern edge of the village, near the football field, stands a statue of St. at the crossroads of local roads. Jan Nepomucký on an octagonal plinth. The plinth is richly decorated with cassettes with neo-Gothic ornaments, angled arches, four-leaf clover, etc. On the plinth is the figure of St. Jan Nepomucký in a classical iconographic representation. Left leg slightly bent, holding a cross in his hands underlaid by a palm branch facing the left shoulder. The head with the biret is slightly tilted to the left and stares at the cross. Remains of a forged halo on his head. The statue is on the back of the plinth dated 1888. The plinth and staircase are made of Maletín sandstone, the statue is made of fine-grained detrital limestone. The current state of the monument is from an emergency point of view. The cracked plinth holds together three sleeves made of iron rusty flat structural steel. The cause of cracks are corroding central pins, temporary repair does not solve this cause, and pins with increasing corrosion further increase their volume. Another serious problem is the significant disintegration of the sculpture material. Porous limestone without surface protection is subject to strong surface erosion. Up to 5 cm of material is missing on the west side. In some places, the relief is completely lost. Under the black areas of the crust and the gray areas of the paint, the material disintegrates to a depth of several cm. Another problem is the elevated terrain. The foundation joint is about 15 cm below the ground and rainwater flows into the composition of the stairs, their lining and the foundation. This is manifested by shifts in the joints by lifting the outer edge of the stairs, which makes the condition even worse. One corner of the staircase is concreted into a wall that strengthens the road. The halo is probably not original and the stars and gilding are lost. All typical damage is manifested on the surface of the statue to varying degrees - mechanical, green biodeposits, black carbon crusts, gypsum crusts and damage due to salt crystallization in the rain shadows. The advanced decay of the statue corresponds to the age of the monument and its material.