Galgenberg (Bad Freienwalde)
The Galgenberg is a hill south of Bad Freienwalde (Oder) in Brandenburg . On the Galgenberg there is a lookout tower and a Jewish cemetery . The Galgenberg is located in the extension of Melcherstrasse on the southern outskirts of Bad Freienwalde. The hill has a height of 110 meters.
history
The hill was first mentioned as Galgenberg in 1603. Even in the 18th century, executions can still be proven on this hill. It was the municipal place of execution in Bad Freienwalde. Glass sand was later mined here for porcelain production. Lignite was mined in a mine until 1904 .
Observation tower
In 1859, the preacher Johann Wilhelm Melcher applied for a tower to be built on the Galgenberg. The Galgenberg was already popular with hikers back then, from here you had a good view. The tower was built about twenty years later. It should also serve as a memorial to the fallen of the wars of 1864 ( German-Danish War ), 1866 ( German War ) and 1870/71 ( German-French War ). On May 18, 1879, the tower was inaugurated as a "war memorial on Wilhelmshöhe". The Galgenberg has been called Wilhelmshöhe since the imperial era. During the times of the GDR the tower fell into disrepair, from 1990 it was renovated and on December 2, 1995 it was reopened. The tower on the Galgenberg is a listed building.
The tower is 26 meters high and made of red brick . There is an octagonal base above a foundation. Here are iron plaques with the names of those who fell in the wars of 1864, 1866 and 1870/71. Above this is a round, smooth tower section, which is closed off by a gallery. The tower shaft above the gallery is heavily structured with struts. The overhanging viewing platform is located above the tower shaft .
The Jewish cemetery
The Jewish cemetery is located on the northern side of the Galgenberg. The cemetery, which was built in 1690, can be reached via a small path at the Catholic Church in Goethestrasse . Until 1730 the cemetery was also used by Jewish citizens from Wriezen . In the pogrom night 9./10. November 1938 the cemetery was destroyed. After the war the cemetery was cleared. In 1950 a memorial stone was erected for the deceased and displaced Jewish citizens of the city of Bad Freienwalde.
literature
- Ilona Rohowski, Ingetraud Senst: Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany, monuments in Brandenburg. Volume 9.1: District of Märkisch-Oderland. Part 1: towns of Bad Freienwalde and Wriezen, villages in Niederoderbruch. Wernersche Verlagsgesellschaft, Worms am Rhein 2006, ISBN 3-88462-230-7 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of monuments of the state of Brandenburg: Landkreis Märkisch-Oderland (PDF) Brandenburg State Office for Monument Preservation and State Archaeological Museum
Coordinates: 52 ° 47 ' N , 14 ° 2' E