Germania Monument (Ruhland)
The Germania monument in Ruhland is between Kirchplatz and Bahnhofstrasse. Built in 1875 with a list of the Ruhlanders who fell in 1866 and 1870/1871, after 1945 the inscription on the base: “The dead of the two world wars urge peace” was added. The building is recorded in the local register of monuments under registration number 09120359 .
history
The Germania Memorial in Ruhland was built in 1875, originally on the Ruhlander Brauhausplatz with a view to the northeast, and inaugurated in October. It served to commemorate the citizens of Ruhland who died in the German War (1866) and in the Franco-German War (1870/71). Nothing is known about the design of the statue, it was probably made in the Lauchhammer art foundry. In 1939 the monument was moved to its current location between Kirchplatz and Bahnhofstraße for traffic reasons.
After 1945 the base inscription: “The dead of the two world wars call for peace” was added.
The local stonemason company Menzel renovated the gilding of the statue around 1987 and the column including plinth and capital at the beginning of 2000.
location
The memorial stands near the Evangelical City Church on the edge of the church square without direct access from there in a small green area between the residential buildings at Bahnhofstrasse 2 and 3. Access is from Bahnhofstrasse across from House 21.
layout
The Germania statue with a spade and palm fronds stands on a pillar - strong symbols of peace already at the inauguration in 1875. The statue is oriented to the south-west, the face to the west. The column stands on a stepped pedestal and base. Despite the naming of 10 dead with rank, place of death and year of death, this was more a peace memorial than a war memorial even then.
The following Ruhlandans who fell in 1866 and 1870/1871 are named (sorted according to date of death on the base inscriptions):
Rank | Surname | First name | Date of death & place |
---|---|---|---|
Reel | BIELIG | G. | September 11, 1870 in Joinville |
grenadier | EHRENTRAUT | CG | August 6th, 1870 near Wörth |
musketeer | HÄNICH | CT | August 25th, 1870 near Wörth |
Military man | LEPSKY | A. | 02/09/1871 at Sedan |
Fusilier | RENT | Fr. | October 21, 1870 at Malmaison |
Guard Gren. | NOTHING | FA | December 13, 1870 in Görlitz |
Artilleryman | RUHLAND | IT | September 19, 1866 in Glogau |
Private | SCHULZE | G. Ed. | August 6th, 1870 near Wörth |
Private | TAMM | G. Ed. | September 1st, 1870 at Sedan |
Private | TIETZE | IG | 09/14/1870 b. Pont a Mousson |
The north side of the base (the back facing the church) bears the inscription
THE MEMORY her |
On the south side (front) there is the inscription on the base: “The dead of the two world wars urge peace”, which reinforces the warning character and includes the memory of the victims of the Second World War without naming them.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Database of the Brandenburg State Office for Monument Preservation and the State Archaeological Museum , accessed on April 14, 2019.
- ↑ a b chronicle of the city Ruhland 1317-1997 1995-1997, Ruhland in the context of ABM emerged
- ↑ Online project Fallen Memorials , accessed on January 14, 2018
Web links
Coordinates: 51 ° 27 '30.6 " N , 13 ° 52' 1.5" E