Kaiserstein (Fischbach)
| Kaiserstein | ||
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 Kaiserstein in 2008 |
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| place | Ummendorf | |
| architect | Martin Ludwig | |
| Client | Fischbach Warrior Association | |
| Construction year | 1897 | |
| height | 3.60 m | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 2 '45.9 " N , 9 ° 50' 53.2" E | |
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| Inscription in the planned language Volapük | ||
The Kaiserstein (also called fish ) is a boulder in the approximate shape of a fish without a head at the northern end of Fischbach, a part of Ummendorf in the district of Biberach in Baden-Württemberg .
description
The boulder was erected on October 18, 1897 on what is now the main street. It is intended to commemorate the centenary celebration of Emperor Wilhelm I , who was born in 1797 . It is 3.60 m high, 90 cm wide, 60 cm thick and weighs about 50 quintals . It is written on the stone:
"In memory of the centenary celebration of Kaiser Wilhelm the Great on March 22, 1797 - 1897. Erected in gratitude in deep awe of the unifier of the empire of 1870 by the Fischbach Warrior Association."
"Balmil jöltum zülvel."
The last words mean in the planned language Volapük invented by Johann Martin Schleyer "1897". (balmil = one thousand, joltum = eight hundred; zülvel = ninety-seven).
The tail and ventral fins were added to the boulder afterwards.
The boulder is listed in the directory of the Baden-Württemberg State Monuments Office and there in the directory of immovable architectural and art monuments and the objects to be examined in the administrative district of Tübingen, district of Biberach, municipality of Ummendorf, district of Fischbach (as of July 7, 2011).
literature
- Country descriptions of the Sigmaringen State Archive: The Biberach District Volume II . Ed .: Landesarchivdirektion Baden-Württemberg in connection with the district of Biberach. Jan Thorbecke Verlag Sigmaringen, Sigmaringen 1990, ISBN 3-7995-6186-2 , p. 822 .
Web links
- Website of the municipality of Ummendorf ( Memento from October 7, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Landesdenkmalamt Baden-Württemberg: Directory of immovable architectural and art monuments and the objects to be checked - Ummendorf municipality ( Memento of the original from August 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 3.7 MB), accessed on March 10, 2012
