Pillory in Křenov, Baroque pillory on the village square in Křenov, Czech Republic

The pillory in Křenov stands on the village green in front of the Church of St John the Baptist. It is a massive Tuscan column with a base and capital, set on a square block-like pedestal. The capital carries a cubic abacus with a moulded cornice and a pine cone. The base and column are of red sandstone, the pine cone of grey sandstone.

The sandstone pillory in Křenov dates from 1732, as recorded by the carved date on its base. It is a High Baroque work, protected since 1958 as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic, and it was restored in 2011.

The pillory stands on the village square in front of the Church of St John the Baptist and has been a protected cultural monument of the Czech Republic since 1958. Its square base bears the carved date 1732, and the column was restored in 2011.

The pillory stands on the village square of Křenov, directly in front of the Church of St John the Baptist, in the Svitavy District. It is an outdoor monument visible at any time; the square is reached on foot from the surrounding streets.

The column is topped by a cube-shaped abacus with a moulded cornice and a pine cone finial; the base and shaft are of red sandstone, while the pine cone is carved from grey sandstone. The date 1732 is cut into the plinth. The pillory was restored in 2011 and has been protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic since 1958.