Maria column in Toužim, Religious monument in Toužim, Czech Republic.

The Maria column in Toužim is a stone monument with a statue of the Virgin Mary set atop a tall pillar positioned in the town center. The figure crowns a slender, upright shaft that makes the monument visible from various points in the surrounding area.

The column was erected in 1705, a date carved on the front of its pedestal; its sculptor is unknown, probably a local craftsman. In 1708 the mayor Jan Jiří Beyer founded a fund, approved by the Prague archbishopric consistory in 1709, for singing litanies on the feasts of Saint Joseph, the Annunciation and Saint John the Baptist. The first documented restoration came in 1905, paid for by the Beautification Association and a public collection. A 1941 plan to turn the square into a park and remove the column was dropped after the monument office protested.

The four corner statues of St John the Baptist, St Joseph with the Christ Child, St Florian and St John of Nepomuk survive from the original stone balustrade. In 1708 the mayor Jan Jiří Beyer founded a fund, approved by the Prague archbishopric consistory in 1709, for singing litanies on the feasts of St Joseph, the Annunciation and St John the Baptist.

The monument sits in Toužim's center and is easily accessible on foot from the surrounding streets. It is open to visit at all times since it stands as an outdoor monument with no barriers or restricted hours.

On the iron brackets of all the pedestals there used to be lanterns, so the column once served as a light source on the square. The four corner pillars are the only remains of the original stone balustrade that surrounded the monument.