Hrobka Kleinů, Family tomb in Loučná nad Desnou, Czech Republic
The Hrobka Kleinů is a tomb in Loučná nad Desnou formed by a square base with a pylon topped by a metal statue of St. Elizabeth of Thuringia, sculpted by Christof Fidelis Kimmel. Six grave slabs bearing the names of buried family members are arranged geometrically around it, and the site is enclosed by a Neo-Gothic cast-iron fence from the Sobotín ironworks.
The tomb was created in 1886–1887 by dismantling the Klein family tomb at Brno's old cemetery, closed in 1883, and moving it to Loučná nad Desnou. Franz III. Klein (1851–1930) chose this over a new Brno cemetery, partly because the Sobotín branch was then building its own mausoleum. The transfer, directed by estate manager Josef Weber with building work led by Wenzel Kwaček, cost over 5,000 gold coins and ended with the tomb's consecration in autumn 1887.
The tomb is crowned by a metal statue of St. Elizabeth of Thuringia by Austrian sculptor Christof Fidelis Kimmel; a nearly identical statue stands at the entrance to the Loučná chateau park. The front of the pedestal bears the inscription FAMILIE FRANZ KLEIN VON WIESENBERG, while the rear carries the Klein family's metal coat of arms.
The tomb stands on raised ground south of the old cemetery, reached along a protected lime avenue of 61 trees that runs from the former post office past the cemetery. The site is managed by the municipality of Loučná nad Desnou; the missing parts of the cast-iron fence were recast in Zábřeh during the 1992 reconstruction.
The tomb is topped by a metal statue of St. Elizabeth of Thuringia by Austrian sculptor Christof Fidelis Kimmel; a nearly identical statue stands at the entrance to the Loučná chateau park. The base carries the inscription FAMILIE FRANZ KLEIN VON WIESENBERG and a metal coat of arms on the back.
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