Schwibbogen arches

E717336
Christmas decoration candle arch folk art

Schwibbogen arches are traditional decorative candle arches from Germany’s Ore Mountains, typically displayed in windows during the Christmas season.

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Surface form Occurrences
derived from architectural term "Schwebebogen" (floating arch) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christmas decoration ⓘ
candle arch ⓘ
folk art ⓘ
associatedWithOccupation miners ⓘ
associatedWithSeason Christmas NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
culturalRegion Erzgebirge NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalSignificance iconic symbol of Ore Mountains Christmas traditions ⓘ
displayPeriod Advent ⓘ
Christmas season ⓘ
etymology term originally referred to an architectural flying buttress arch ⓘ
exportedTo various countries ⓘ
hasNameInLanguage Schwibbogen NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart arch-shaped frame ⓘ
candle holders ⓘ
candles ⓘ
decorative motifs ⓘ
hasShape semicircular arch ⓘ
isHandcrafted often ⓘ
isMassProduced also ⓘ
languageOfName German ⓘ
lightingType electric candles ⓘ
wax candles ⓘ
materialUsed metal ⓘ
wood ⓘ
productionCenter Annaberg-Buchholz NERFINISHED ⓘ
Seiffen NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionOfOrigin Ore Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo Erzgebirge woodcraft NERFINISHED ⓘ
German Christmas pyramids NERFINISHED ⓘ
nutcrackers from Ore Mountains ⓘ
safetyEvolution transition from real candles to electric lights ⓘ
symbolizes Christian traditions ⓘ
hope ⓘ
light ⓘ
timeOfFirstAppearance 18th century ⓘ
typicalLocationOfDisplay window ⓘ
windowsill ⓘ
typicalMotif Christmas trees ⓘ
Ore Mountains landscapes ⓘ
angels ⓘ
mining scenes ⓘ
nativity scenes ⓘ
usedFor Christmas window illumination ⓘ
festive home decoration ⓘ
symbolizing light in winter ⓘ
usedIn church decorations ⓘ
public Christmas displays ⓘ

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Schwibbogen → etymology → Schwibbogen arches ⓘ
this entity surface form: derived from architectural term "Schwebebogen" (floating arch)
Annaberg-Buchholz → knownFor → Schwibbogen arches ⓘ
District of Erzgebirgskreis → knownFor → Schwibbogen arches ⓘ
subject surface form: Erzgebirgskreis