Grimme monument

The Grimme Monument , erected in 1906/7 with the support of the Sauerland Mountain Association , is located on Grimmestrasse in the center of Assinghausen , a district of Olsberg . The memorial commemorates the Westphalian local poet Friedrich Wilhelm Grimme (1827–1887), who was born in Assinghausen. The cast bronze portrait bust of Grimmes was created by the sculptor Albert Pehle (1874 in Lippstadt; † 1948 in Düsseldorf). In 1953 the monument was redesigned, the obelisk , the Westphalian steed on its tip and a damaged water basin were removed. On September 17, 2007 the memorial turned 100 years old.

Picture gallery

Grimme monument around 1910
Grimme monument in Assinghausen 2011

Web links

Commons : Grimme Monument - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

From pompous foreign body to lively center. Sauerlandkurier , September 17, 2007.

Individual evidence

^ Entry on Friedrich Wilhelm Grimme in the Lexicon of Westphalian Authors : "Assinghausen Memorial: Portrait bust; Grimme monument. Bronze cast by the Düsseldorf sculptor Wilhelm Albert Pehle, 1907; a monumental design for a Grimme monument from 1907 was not carried out ”.

51.305833333333 8.5036111111111Coordinates: 51 ° 18 ′ 21 ″ N , 8 ° 30 ′ 13 ″ E

[1] Entry on Friedrich Wilhelm Grimme in the Lexicon of Westphalian Authors : "Assinghausen Memorial: Portrait bust; Grimme monument. Bronze cast by the Düsseldorf sculptor Wilhelm Albert Pehle, 1907; a monumental design for a Grimme monument from 1907 was not carried out ”.