City park ensemble with festival meadow (Wiesengrund), open-air stage, swan pond, Slam cemetery, Bismarck tower, Loebenstein, Tietzstein

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The “Ensemble Stadtpark with Festwiese (meadow ground), open-air stage, swan pond, Slamer cemetery, Bismarck tower, Loebenstein, Tietzstein” is a monument within the urban area of Spremberg . It is registered with the number 09125322-T as an area monument in the state of Brandenburg .

  • Fairground

  • Outdoor stage

  • Swan pond

  • Slam cemetery

  • Bismarck Tower

  • Loebenstein

  • Tietzstein

City park with fairground

The city ​​park is located on the ridge of the Georgenberg , on a self-contained area, which is accessible through different path systems. The city park was created in the 1970s on a former cemetery site. The cemetery was opened in 1828 and parts of it were used until around 1960. After storm damage in 1968 it was decided to give up the entire area as a cemetery and to transform it into a city park. The St. George Chapel located there , one of the oldest buildings in the city, was also torn down.

Today (as of January 2018) there are several memorials in the city park , including a Russian military cemetery , a German military cemetery, a memorial for the victims of fascism and a memorial for victims of war and tyranny from Spremberg. The city's landmark is also located here , the Bismarck Tower , built in 1903 .

The festival meadow is located directly at the foot of the Georgenberg and is separated from the city center by the Spree . The fairground is partially paved and otherwise available as a lawn. The main use is made by showmen at the annual Heimatfest . The fairground is barrier-free and undeveloped.

Outdoor stage

The Spremberg open-air stage is an event area southeast of the Georgenberg. The rows of seats are arranged on the artificially piled up 12 meter high slopes of the Bahnhofstrasse next to it. The open-air theater was created in 1954. The event area consisted of an open stage which was bordered at the rear by concrete elements. In the years 2009–2010, the open-air stage was generously renovated as part of the Europan 9 competition with funds from the “ European Regional Development Fund ” (ERDF) for 1.3 million euros. A now covered, closed stage was created that can be opened completely via two large gates on the front. Furthermore, lounges for artists, toilet facilities and spaces for catering supplies were created.

The open-air stage can be reached barrier-free via the adjacent fairground. Due to the hillside location, the rows of seats are only accessible in the lower tiers.

Swan pond

The swan pond is on the opposite side of the open-air stage and is also delimited by the artificially raised embankment on Bahnhofstrasse. The Schwanenteich is an artificially created lake that was created as a result of the emergency work ended in 1926 when the Bahnhofstrasse was built. It was originally named as a castle pond, after the Spremberg castle located directly next to it . Only through the later swan husbandry did the current name prevail.

Around the swan pond is part of a nature trail that was opened in 1954. It has a total length of about three and a half kilometers and leads around the swan pond itself over the ridge of the Georgenberg (city park) to the entrance portal of the old Georgenberg cemetery .

The slope of the Bahnhofstrasse to the Schwanenteich forms a grandstand for thousands of spectators every year for the traditional fireworks of the Heimatfest .

Slam cemetery

The Slamer Friedhof is a burial place on the south side of the Georgenberg, which is divided here by Bahnhofstrasse. It belongs to Slamen, which was incorporated into Spremberg on January 1, 1946 . The cemetery is densely surrounded by residential buildings. There is a small chapel in the cemetery. The burial areas are (as of January 2018) only about a third occupied. Due to this situation, there are currently considerations in a new cemetery concept to close such cemeteries.

Bismarck Tower

The Bismarck Tower in Spremberg was built in gratitude to the “Iron Chancellor” Otto Fürst von Bismarck, who died in 1898, on the steep Georgenberg within the urban area according to plans by the Guben architect Johannes Römmler . The tower is clearly visible from a great distance.

At its general assembly on April 1, 1901, the Beautification Association decided to build a Bismarck tower in Spremberg. For this purpose, a Bismarck Committee was founded, which met for the first time on April 13 in the Hotel Rautenkranz and started an appeal for donations. On April 1, 1902, the foundation stone was laid on the Georgenberg. The Gundermann company received the contract for the construction, but was withdrawn from it again in the summer of 1902 due to poor workmanship. The topping-out ceremony was celebrated on October 18; the date for the inauguration on September 2nd was not kept. The completion took place by April 1st, 1903, on Bismarck's 88th birthday, by the Spremberg building contractor Wilhelm Handrick. The ceremony consisted of three parts: The tower was inaugurated at 4 p.m. At 5:30 p.m. there was a gala dinner in the Hotel Sonne and from 8 p.m. onwards, singing pieces composed especially for the day were performed in the society house.

The tower consists of brickwork and is faced with natural stone blocks. It has two viewing platforms, the upper one of which is shaped as a crown. Its height is 20.74 meters. There is a round extension at the rear. Inside the tower, both platforms can be reached via an iron spiral staircase.

At the top of the tower is a fire bowl, which was ignited on Bismarck's birthday at the same time as all Bismarck towers in the German Empire . On the front, above the entrance door made of Löbejun porphyry, the family coat of arms of the Bismarck family with three oak leaves and a clover leaf is attached. Under the first platform, a 60 centimeter high gold-colored stone mosaic extends around the entire tower and bears, divided into four sections, the inscription “We Germans | fear God | nothing else | auf der Welt ”, a saying by Bismarck from 1888 before the Reichstag which completely reads:“ We Germans fear God and nothing else in the world and it is this fear of God that makes us love and cultivate peace ”.

The Bismarck Tower survived the turmoil of the Second World War without damage. Only the cannon in front of the tower was removed by order of the then district administrator. The IV Reserve Hussar Regiment captured them from the French on August 23, 1914 at the Battle of Longwy ; it was erected in front of the tower on July 15, 1916.

The Bismarck Tower then became the real landmark of the city of Spremberg. On June 26, 1950, it was renamed Ernst-Thälmann-Turm and on May 21, 1951 Georgenbergturm. After the political change in 1991 it was given its old name again. On April 1, 2003, the 100th anniversary of the Bismarck Tower took place with great sympathy from the Spremberg population. Friedrich von Bismarck, great-great-nephew of Otto Fürst von Bismarck, took part as the guest of honor.

On April 15, 2011, the Bismarck Tower began to undergo a general overhaul. The joints of the natural stone facing had suffered considerably from the weather over the years. These and many other measures were completed in the following twelve months with a total investment of 180,000 euros, 160,000 euros from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). On May 5, 2012, the Bismarck Tower was ceremoniously reopened.

Loebenstein

The von Loeben family once belonged to the ancient Silesian nobility , which had its headquarters in what was then Loeben / Leubin / Löwen, today Lewin Brzeski . In the Spremberg area, the von Loeben family owned large estates as well as a castle armchair in downtown Spremberg. The Loebenstein is a 2.70 meter high memorial stone made of sandstone that is located in the western part of the city park in the immediate vicinity of the location of the former St. George Chapel .

The Loebenstein contains the following inscription :

This denck and feast of honor covers the bones of two venerable noble persons of the high born Mr. Caspar Ernst von Loeben from time to time on Auras and the likewise high born Mr. Caspar Siegfried von Loeben first was the ancestor of the noble Loeben family from the house of Auras he died old and full of life In the year 1745 to Spremberg last a worthy son and only branch of it devoted himself from youth to the military class in which he gradually rose in royal Prussian service to the dignity of a colonel lieutenant in the Kalsas infantry regiment and helped defeat many enemies in battles, skirmishes and sieges so that he was pardoned by his sovereigns with the famous military medal Pour le Merite as a reward for these his brave deeds, but he found himself too incapable of resisting death as his last enemy but had to finally endure many hardships He paid the debt of nature to his preserved blesuras in May 1761 after he had to retire from the troublesome war riots to Spremberg on his peculiar castle lean, but only enjoyed it for a short time by being out of the world before his peaceful farewells Fortune bestowed on him by God as the best impoverished young lady of the Loeben family.

Addition: The text contains information that is considered incorrect, including the year Caspar Ernst von Loeben died in 1745 and the name Kalsa of the colonel lieutenant of the infantry regiment. It is assumed that this data was either incorrectly transmitted when the tomb was created or that it was incorrectly reworked during a later restoration. Also, the text after transcription of the old, originally existing text, which is available in the Spremberger Heimatmuseum , differs slightly in six words from the script applied during the restoration in 2008.

Redevelopment

In 2008 the Loebenstein was subjected to extensive renovation and reconstruction on behalf of the city of Spremberg. Unlike the local press, these works were carried out by the Berlin sculptor Frank Kösler. The stonemason Kops from Spremberg mentioned in newspaper articles was only responsible for the dismantling and assembly of the tombstone. The estimated costs for the renovation were around 15,000 euros. The focus was on renewing and redrawing the approximately 1500 characters of the inscription . In addition, it was necessary to clean the entire stone and to rebuild parts of the Loeben stone, as they were either missing or in such a bad condition that they could not be reconditioned.

During the renovation, it was found that the original connecting bolts from the 18th century were still present between the individual sandstones . This led to the conclusion that the Loebenstein has now been extensively renovated for the first time. After completing all the work, which took a total of around 1200 hours of work , the Loebenstein could be set up again on November 19, 2008, just a few meters from the original location. The total costs of this measure then amounted to 39,500 euros, which brought a lot of criticism to the then mayor of the city, Klaus-Peter Schulze .

Tietzstein

The Tietzstein is a large boulder that is located about halfway between the city center and the train station on Bahnhofstrasse in Spremberg. It marks the point of the ascent from Bahnhofstrasse up to the Bismarck Tower . The erratic boulder was found in 1907 during excavation work at what was then the West Station of the Spremberger Stadtbahn . The name Fernando Tietz and the year 1912 are engraved on the front with a black background.

The Tietzstein is a memorial stone for Fernando Tietz , who ran the city ​​pharmacy in Spremberg and worked as a city ​​councilor and also as chairman of the local beautification association . The memorial stone was first erected in 1912, after the death of Tietz, and later moved there after the Georgenberg was pierced during the construction of Bahnhofstrasse. It is thanks to the improvement association under Tietz that the Bismarck Tower was built on the Georgenberg in 1903. He also campaigned for the Georgenberg to be opened up by the planned creation of hiking trails and stairways . Under his leadership, hiking trails following the course of the Spree were laid out from Pfortenplatz in the city center to Wilhelmsthal in Cantdorf . The creation of Wilhelmsplatz in the years 1880 (east side) and 1883 (west side) also falls within his sphere of activity.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Spremberg open-air theater . Archimag homepage .
  2. ^ Spremberger are looking for cemetery ideas . In Märkischer Bote from March 31, 2017
  3. ↑ a b "Region Spremberg" tourist association: Bismarck tower Spremberg - inaugurated in 1903 . Flyer, without date
  4. ↑ The Loebenstein costs Spremberg a lot of training money . In: Lausitzer Rundschau-online . November 27, 2008.
  5. ^ Frank Kösler: The sculpture / reconstruction. (No longer available online.) In: Homepage Die Bildhauerei. Archived from the original on September 8, 2016 ; accessed on January 11, 2018 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.die-bildhauerei.de
  6. ↑ New highlight in the city park . In: Lausitzer Rundschau-online . November 20, 2008.
  7. ^ Spremberg on Bahnhofstrasse with Himmelsleiter around 1920 . In: Märkischer Bote . December 26, 2010.

literature

  • Local calendar of the city of Spremberg and the surrounding area 2010, "The von Loeben`sche Grabmal" by Jürgen Stein
  • Local calendar of the Spremberg district in 1958, "The Spremberg Nature Trail" by Kalläne
  • Spremberger Anzeiger December 13, 1933 "Almost 70 Years of Beautification Association"

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