Alberthal cenotaph
The cenotaph Alberthal is a cenotaph at the church in Gölsdorf in the municipality of Niedergörsdorf in Brandenburg . It is a listed building.
The cenotaph is located north of the church in the churchyard directly on the church wall. It was created in memory of Rittmeister Franz Johann Ludwig Alberthal (1778–1813), who died in the Battle of Dennewitz on September 6, 1813. The draft made by Karl Friedrich Schinkel dates back to 1817. The cenotaph was erected sometime between 1825 and 1860. The cenotaph is a cast iron sarcophagus. This sarcophagus stands on a sandstone base and is covered with a hilted lid. There are clover leaf friezes under the lid. On the long sides of the sarcophagus there are coats of arms with the iron cross and the inscription "With God for King and Fatherland". The following inscription is on the front panel: “Franz Johann Ludwig Alberthal, born in Berlin on March 25, 1778, follows the call with God for King and Fatherland as Rittmeister of the 3rd Squadron of the 4th Kurmark Landwehr Cavalry Regiment. He died a heroic death in the battle of Dennewitz on September 6th, 1813. His earthly shell was resting here ”.
literature
- Monuments in Brandenburg, Teltow-Fläming district, part 1: City of Jüterbog with Zinna monastery and Niedergörsdorf community, Marie-Luise Buchinger and Marcus Cante, Wernersche Verlagsgesellschaft, Worms am Rhein 2000, ISBN 3-88462-154-8 , page 271
- Georg Dehio : Handbook of the German art monuments . Founded by the Day for Monument Preservation 1900, continued by Ernst Gall , revised by the Dehio Association and the Association of State Monument Preservationists in the Federal Republic of Germany, represented by: Brandenburg State Office for Monument Preservation and State Archaeological Museum. Brandenburg: edited by Gerhard Vinken and others, reviewed by Barbara Rimpel. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich / Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-422-03123-4 , page 385
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Coordinates: 51 ° 57 ′ 27.4 " N , 12 ° 58 ′ 54" E