Flood Monument (Balingen)

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Flood monument in Balingen (in the background the cemetery church )

The flood monument in Balingen , the district town of the Zollernalb district in Baden-Württemberg , was erected after the flood of 1895. The memorial on Paulinenstraße / corner of Robert-Wahl-Straße (on the Eyachbrücke ) is a protected cultural monument .

The granite obelisk of the Fichtelgebirge with inscriptions and a sculptural dove commemorates 41 citizens of the city who perished in the flooding of the Eyach from June 5th to 7th, 1895.

literature

  • Citizens' Association Balingen e. V .: Historical city tour Balingen. 8th improved version, Balingen 2019. (without ISBN)

Coordinates: 48 ° 16 '31.9 "  N , 8 ° 51' 15.8"  E