Christlieger

A well-known monument on the island is the statue of John of Nepomuk, patron saint protector from floods and drowning.

It stands on a hill in the northern portion of the island, on top of a pedestal about two meters high.

The statue was erected in 1711 and donated by Johann Anton Zeitlmayer, director of chancellery and land judge of the Berchtesgaden Provostry, after all four passengers involved in a boat accident had been rescued.

The platform on which the pedestal of the statue rests is enclosed by balustrades, and stairs lead to it from north and south.

On the eastern side, the platform is supported by a brick wall that has two marble boards attached to it, with the inscriptions referring to the erection of the statue in 1711 and to its renovation in 1811.