Hauptplatz and Dreifaltigkeitssäule (Main Square and Trinity Column)

The impressive Trinity Column is 20 metres high nd made of white marble. A typical symbol of the age of the baroque, it was erected in gratitude by hose who had survived a variety of disasters and s protection against war, fire and the plague. The olumn is located in the centre of the main square Hauptplatz), which, with an area of roughly 13,200 2, has been one of the largest urban squares in urope since the 13th century. It was thanks to the ain square in its function as a market place that the city soon experienced an economic boom.