File:Sculpture - Dated to around 1530 - Kranichfeld.jpg

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English: A sculpture on the side of the Upper castle in Kranichfeld, Thuringia. Built in the 12th century in a romanesque style. In 1453 it was expanded in a renaissance style.

The figure in this image is known as the "Leckarsch".[1][2]

Translated into english as the "lick ass".

The sculpture is dated to around 1530.[1]

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Source https://www.hugolienchen.de/2022/11/oberschloss-kranichfeld.html
Author Hugo Lienchen
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  1. a b The licker ass. oberschloss-kranichfeld.de. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved on 7 June 2024.
  2. Krüger, Mirko (20 December 2014). "100 reasons to love Thuringia: Leckarsch from Kranichfeld". Thueringer-Allgemeine.

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A sculpture on the side of the Upper castle in Kranichfeld. The figure in this image is the "Leckarsch". Translated into english as the "lick ass". It is dated to around 1530.

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