Homecoming Monument (Wiener Neustadt)
The homecoming monument is located in Wiener Neustadt on the station square at the corner of Kollonitschgasse and Heimkehrerstraße.
Created by the sculptor and Obstlt. Wilhelm Wurzer sculpture made of sandstone was founded in 1976 in memory of all returnees from the Second World War established. Especially returnees from Russia, around 60,000, were handed over to the Austrian authorities at the train station in Wiener Neustadt.
literature
- Dehio manual. The art monuments of Austria: Lower Austria south of the Danube. Part 2. M to Z. Wiener Neustadt. Small monuments. Bundesdenkmalamt (Ed.), Berger Verlag, Horn / Vienna 2003, ISBN 3-85028-365-8 , p. 2680.
Web links
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Coordinates: 47 ° 48 ′ 45 ″ N , 16 ° 14 ′ 6 ″ E