

THK ROLA^^D OF HALBERSTADT 



Photo by IJmil P. Albrecht 



This figure, which dates from 1433, is the symbol of municipal jurisdiction and the 

 palladium of civic liberty. Similar figures are to be found in Bremen, Magdeburg, Hildes- 

 heim, Quedlmburg, Gottingen. Erfurt, Brandenburg, Haldensleben, Halle an der Saale, and 

 perhaps other towns. It is usually placed against the Rathhaus or stands prominently in 

 the market-place. 



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