War memorial (Bad Breisig)

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
War memorial in Bad Breisig

The war memorial from 1870/71 in Bad Breisig , a spa town in the Ahrweiler district in Rhineland-Palatinate , is a war memorial to commemorate the Franco-German War of 1870/71. The war memorial is located on Koblenzer Straße, in front of the former cemetery, and is a protected cultural monument .

An obelisk stands on a base . There are inscriptions on all four sides of the base. The obelisk has reliefs of a cross and an oak wreath with the iron cross . The inscription on the front plaque reads: "In memory of the warriors who fell in the glorious campaign of 1870/71." The inscription on the reverse refers to the initiators of the memorial: "Erected in 1878 with voluntary contributions from warrior associations and other patriots". Fallen soldiers from Niederbreisig , Waldorf , Gönnersdorf, Brohl and Reichenbach are remembered on the two side panels .

literature

  • Leonhard Janta: “A favor for the fatherland”. Notes on war memorials in our area . In: Heimatjahrbuch Kreis Ahrweiler 1982, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler 1981.

Web links

Commons : War memorial 1870/71 (Bad Breisig)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 50 ° 30 ′ 28.2 ″  N , 7 ° 18 ′ 2.6 ″  E