Germania Monument (Borbeck)
The Germania monument in Essen district Borbeck-Mitte is on the then named Germaniaplatz.
Monument and history
The Germaniadenkmal was erected by the Borbeck mayor at the time and ceremoniously unveiled on October 17, 1880. It stands on Germaniaplatz, later named after it on April 30, 1891, which was used as a cemetery by the parish of St. Dionysius from 1840 to 1857. More than 2500 deceased found their final resting place here. The director of the Phoenix blast furnace plant in Bergeborbeck and alderman of the Borbeck mayor's office, Friedrich Lange (1837–1918), was chairman of the monument committee.
This is to commemorate the German wars of unification of 1866 and 1870/71 and honor the fallen. The Düsseldorf sculptor Leo Müsch created it. The stone standing figure of Germania with sword and laurel wreath and the imperial eagle at her feet stands on a stepped sandstone plinth at the site of the old cemetery. The Germania figure from the Niederwald monument near Rüdesheim am Rhein served as a model . The inscription on the Borbeck monument reads:
“Your sons who remained glorious in the campaigns of 1866 and 1870–71. Borbeck mayor "
There is also a plaque with the names of the fallen on the right side of the base:
| Surname | First name | campaign |
|---|---|---|
| ABEL called PECKLUM | Hermann | 1870-71 |
| BALS | Theodore | 1870-71 |
| BILLE | Carl Friedrich | 1870-71 |
| BREILMANN | Heinrich | 1870-71 |
| BRINKMANN | Hermann Heinrich | 1870-71 |
| DAMMS | Heinrich | 1866 |
| FLESKES | Theodore | 1870-71 |
| FRIEDLINGHAUS | Philip | 1870-71 |
| GERTZ | Hermann | 1870-71 |
| COVERS | Wilhelm | 1870-71 |
| KIRCHMANN called KALDENHOFF | Hermann | 1870-71 |
| LITTLE EGGEBRECHT | Johann | 1870-71 |
| KNIPPSCHILD | Friedrich | 1870-71 |
| KRUSE | Johann | 1870-71 |
| LAHMANN | Theodor August | 1870-71 |
| LIPPE called WOLF | Wilhelm | 1866 |
| MEYER | Philip | 1870-71 |
| OVERBECK | Johann Theodor | 1870-71 |
| PREUSSNER | Anton | 1870-71 |
| RÜTER | Carl Friedrich | 1870-71 |
| SCHARFENKAMP | Johann | 1870-71 |
| STERENBERG | Ferdinand | 1870-71 |
| BY NEMANN | Philip | 1866 |
| VOSS | Hermann Heinrich | 1870-71 |
In 2014, the upper part of the monument was renovated by a stonemason from Duisburg . This continued the renovation from June 2017 by restoring the base and inscriptions. For the Germaniafest, which has been taking place annually since 2005, the monument was completed in August 2017.
The Germaniadenkmal was entered into the list of monuments of the city of Essen on July 9, 1992.
literature
- Claudia Euskirchen, Olaf Gisbertz, Ulrich Schäfer (arr.): Dehio-Handbuch der Deutschen Kunstdenkmäler, North Rhine-Westphalia I, Rhineland. Deutscher Kunstverlag , Munich / Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-422-03093-X , S. #.
Web links
- Andreas Körner: Germania statue . In: borbeck.de . Borbeck Citizens and Tourist Association. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
- Beckers: Germaniadenkmal, No. 767 (PDF) In: List of monuments city of Essen . City of Essen. July 9, 1992. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Unveiling of the war memorial ; In: Essener Zeitung No. 243 of October 18, 1880
- ^ Erwin Dickhoff: Essener streets . Ed .: City of Essen - Historical Association for City and Monastery of Essen. Klartext-Verlag, Essen 2015, ISBN 978-3-8375-1231-1 .
- ↑ Excerpt from the list of monuments of the city of Essen ; Retrieved June 29, 2017
Coordinates: 51 ° 28 ′ 28.9 ″ N , 6 ° 57 ′ 7.5 ″ E