Memorial to those who fell in the Franco-Prussian War (Stolzenhain an der Röder)

The Monument to Fallen in Stolzenhain (2007)

Detail view of the Nike sculpture (2012)

The monument French German-to the fallen in war is an architectural monument , located in the village street in the district Stolzenhain at the Röder the community Röderland in southern Brandenburg Elbe-Elster is located. It is recorded in the local monument register under registration number 09135705.

The war memorial is intended to commemorate the fallen villagers of the Franco-German War (1870/71) . It was built in 1879. It shows the Greek goddess of victory, Nike, standing on a stepped base .

Its location is to be found together with two other memorials to the fallen to the south of the local village church , each of which is supposed to commemorate the fallen villagers of the First and Second World Wars .

Inscriptions

The following inscription can be found on the front of the base:
Wilhelm Franz Naumburger Füselier of the 4th Thuringian Infantry Regiment No. 72 died on August 18, 1870 near Gorze Johann August Scheffler Füselier of the Magdeburg Füselier Regiment No. 36 Seriously wounded near Chantraine on August 18th. Killed at the wounds in Vernville Wilhelm Schumann died in Gray's hospital	Inscription in the middle
On the right side of the base is the inscription:
Erected from voluntary contributions on September 14, 1879	Inscription right side
On the left side of the base is the inscription:
In memory of the warriors who fell gloriously in the battle against France 1870–1871	Inscription left side
On the back of the base is the inscription:
At deaths we bid greetings and thanks from our hand Those who fought valiantly in battle And suffered the hero's death. For us and the fatherland	Inscription back

Web links

Commons : Memorial to those who fell in the Franco-Prussian War  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Entry in the monument database of the State of Brandenburg

Notes and individual references

1. ↑ ^{a b} Database of the Brandenburg State Office for the Preservation of Monuments and the State Archaeological Museum ( Memento of the original from December 9, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed November 11, 2018.  
2. ↑ Online project Memorial Monuments , accessed on October 16, 2016
3. ^ Georg Dehio : Handbook of German Art Monuments - Brandenburg . 2nd Edition. 2012, ISBN 978-3-422-03123-4 , pp.  1079-1080 .

Coordinates: 51 ° 26 ′ 21.1 ″  N , 13 ° 27 ′ 0.4 ″  E