Queen Louise Memorial at Seilershof
The Queen Louise Memorial at Seilershof was built in 1811 on the spot where Queen Luise's body was handed over to Prussian sovereignty from Mecklenburg.
The construction goes back to a design by the Rheinsberg master builder Steinert.
history
Luise von Mecklenburg-Strelitz died on July 19, 1810 at the age of 34 at Hohenzieritz Castle and was to be finally buried in Charlottenburg , with demonstrations of sympathy from the population accompanying the transfer of the queen, whom the people loved. On July 25, 1810, the funeral procession with the royal corpse passed the then Mecklenburg-Prussian border, marked by the Wentow Canal, its bridge and two customs houses. The train was no longer escorted by Mecklenburgers, but Prussians. The funeral procession changed horses.
Theodor Fontane describes the process in the first volume of his work Walks through the Mark Brandenburg as follows:
“On July 25, 1810, in the blazing heat of the sun, the overpass began; Gransee should definitely be reached that day. The escort included: Oberstallmeister von Jagow and Schlosshauptmann von Buch; ducal court of Mecklenburg including the Strelitz ministers; Duke Karl von Mecklenburg (youngest brother of the queen) and chief steward Baron von Schilden; the hearse, resting on springs and upholstered on the inside; the Chief Chamberlain Countess von Voss; two Prussian chamberlains; the queen's maids. [...] On the Prussian border, near Fischerwall, where a simple memorial stone now stands at the edge of the forest, the funeral procession was carried out by the body squadron of the Garde du Corps regiment, by the district administrator of the Ruppin district, later Count of Zieten, and a deputation of the knighthood expected. "
The monument itself was built in 1811, placed on a new base in 1910 and extensively renovated in 2002.
Description of the monument
The work stands on a red sandstone pedestal on which the actual three-sided monument rests. The cast iron plates are attached to one another by connecting straps and bolts. It is completed by a cast iron vase. A crown is said to have been on the top, which was lost during the GDR era and was replaced by a bowl after the last renovation. The earth mound is designed by paving with small stones in different colors. You can see a six-pointed star and curved ornaments.
The inscriptions correspond to the thinking of the time of origin around 1811:
“She was the ornament of women, the shining example of virtue. - More than purple and crown it radiated the love of the people. Louise Auguste Wilhelmine Amalie, Queen of Prussia, born March 10th, 1776 died in Hohenzieritz on July 19th, 1810 ”. A notice board gives more information.
Four oaks were planted around the monument.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Erich Köhler: Fischerwall - history of a small settlement on the border . Ed .: Erich Köhler. Germany July 2009.
- ^ Theodor Fontane: Hike through the Mark Brandenburg . In: Aufbau Verlag (ed.): Walks through the Mark Brandenburg in 8 volumes . tape 1 . Berlin 1997.
- ↑ Queen Luise Monument Dannenwalde. Retrieved March 9, 2018 .
Coordinates: 53 ° 4 ′ 21.41 " N , 13 ° 10 ′ 52.22" E