Dedication of the Monument to the Opening of the Transit Route Between Vilshof and Passau on May 27, 1823

Modeled by Johann Jakob Neuss, Possibly manufactured by Bodenwöhr

1823

The passage, opened by King Maximilian I of Bavaria on May 27, 1823, was created in part by blasting into the rocky cliffs. The modeler Neuss was royal Bavarian court engraver and medallist for the City of Augsburg. He was also the owner of a private mint in Augsburg.

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