War memorial Alt Olvenstedt
The Alt Olvenstedt war memorial is a listed war memorial in the Magdeburg district of Alt Olvenstedt in Saxony-Anhalt . In the local register of monuments it is recorded as a minor monument under registration number 094 81900 .
General
The war memorial in Alt Olvenstedt was consecrated on August 12, 1934 to commemorate the fallen soldiers of the First World War . It stands in a small park-like green area on the Freiheitsplatz . There are two pillars made of three cuboids each. The cuboids are made of Elbe sandstone from Pirna . There is an inscription in the two upper cuboids. A stone cross is hung between the two pillars, which is decorated with a sword with the dates 1914 and 1918. The back is decorated with oak leaves .
With the consecration of the war memorial, a list of names of the fallen was placed in a crypt by the memorial.
inscription
Left cuboid
for the
people
and the
fatherland
Right cuboid
sons of
Olvenstedt
gave
their
lives
Individual evidence
- ↑ Short question and answer Olaf Meister (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen), Prof. Dr. Claudia Dalbert (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen), Ministry of Culture March 19, 2015 Printed matter 6/3905 (KA 6/8670) List of monuments Saxony-Anhalt
- ^ War memorial Alt Olvenstedt , Monument Register City Magdeburg, accessed on October 23, 2018
Coordinates: 52 ° 9 ′ 21.6 " N , 11 ° 34 ′ 16.4" E