Hussar Monument (Frankfurt am Main)

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Hussar memorial

The hussar monument is a memorial of the city of Frankfurt am Main .

history

The Frankfurt Hussars -Denkmal was born on June 14, 1925 on the occasion of the first regiment appeal after the First World War in memory of the First World War fallen from the Royal Prussian Hussar Regiment "King Humbert of Italy" (1 Kurhessisches) no. 13 on a Unnamed until 1995, but popularly known as Königsplätze square in the Bockenheim district, it was solemnly unveiled. Today this place is called Tilly-Edinger-Platz.

In 2003, when the square was redesigned, the hussar memorial had to give way to the Adorno memorial , which was recreated for Theodor W. Adorno's 100th birthday . The historic hussar memorial is therefore now located within the nearby park-like Senckenberg complex in the Westend .

characterization

The hussar memorial created by the sculptor Carl Hochscheidt is made entirely of shell limestone . It consists of an octagonal three-tier platform on which a base in the shape of the iron cross rests. In the middle of it rises a square shaft that widens towards the top and tapers gradually at the tip. A crown and three stars are embellished on each side.

Various inscriptions are carved into the hussar monument. On the front it says: Dedicated to those killed in World War I of the 13th Hussar Regiment . On the back is the Latin saying Invictis victi victuri , The Undefeated - the vanquished who will win .

The sides of the memorial bear the words Our fallen have become our admonishers: Life is worth nothing that is not lived in faithful fulfillment of duty for the fatherland. Only those people will be respected in the world who honor themselves, their history and their dead.

  • General view of the Frankfurt hussar memorial

  • Hussar memorial, detail

  • Hussar memorial

  • Hussar monument, in the background: the Marriott Hotel Frankfurt

Transport links

The hussar monument can be reached by local public transport (ÖPNV). The nearest stop on RMV tram lines 16 and 17 is called Varrentrappstraße . The monument is about 5 minutes away from her. Another option is the Senckenbergmuseum stop of the RMV bus routes 32 and 50. From there it is about a 3-minute walk to the monument.

literature

  • Felix Kühls: History of the royal Prussian hussar regiment "King Humbert of Italy" (1st Kurhessisches) No. 13. (On the 100th anniversary of the Foundation, Diedenhofen 1913.) Minjon, Frankfurt am Main 1913.
  • Friedrich A. Metzler: History of the Hussar Regiment “King Humbert of Italy” (1. Kurhessisches) No. 13. In memory of the jubilee celebration in 1913. Verlag des Regiment, Diedenhofen 191. (Copy in the ISB - Institute for City History Frankfurt am Main )
  • Association of former Blücher Hussars of Stettin and the surrounding area (ed.), Karl Meinecke, Husaren-Rundschau - The manual for every comrade, Belgard a. Pers./Pom 1929, p. 59
  • Rewald von Fiebig, Rittm. a. D., Hussars out !, Kyffhäuser Verlag, Berlin 1933, p. 430

swell

  • ISB - Institute for Urban History Frankfurt am Main:
Association of former Hussars 13, receipt list for voluntary donations to the monument fund, 1925
  • Monument Office of the City of Frankfurt am Main
  • Society for Frankfurt History V.

Web links

Commons : Husarendenkmal  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.kunst-im-oefflichen-raum-frankfurt.de/de/page12.html?id=152 Husarendenkmal, art in public space, City of Frankfurt am Main, Cultural Office, Department of Fine Arts

Coordinates: 50 ° 6 ′ 52.5 ″  N , 8 ° 39 ′ 6.9 ″  E