War memorial Jessen (Elster)

The war memorial Jessen (Elster) is located on the school fairground of the city and provides an expressionist represents lion figure. For this reason it is also called Lion Monument. It was built in 1924 during the Weimar Republic and is intended to commemorate those who fell in the First World War . The figure is under monument protection and is entered in the monument register of the state of Saxony-Anhalt .

description

The names, place of death and date of the fallen are engraved in the base of the monument. Originally there was a dagger on the right side of the lion's back, but it was broken off in 1939. This should symbolize the stab in the back legend . The construction was funded by the Union of Frontline Soldiers , among others . The lion's gaze towards France was also interpreted as an indication of questioning the outcome of the war. Therefore the place is not used for memorial events. Another memorial to the fallen is on the city's historic market square.

literature

• Harald Kleinschmidt, Mario Titze: Jessen district . In: State Office for the Preservation of Monuments Saxony-Anhalt (Ed.): List of monuments Saxony-Anhalt . tape 1 . Fly head publishing house, Halle (Saale) 1993, ISBN 3-910147-60-7 .
• Georg Dehio, Handbook of German Art Monuments, Saxony-Anhalt 2, Dessau and Halle administrative districts, Deutscher Kunstverlag Munich Berlin, ISBN 3-422-03065-4 .

swell

• Small 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

Coordinates: 51 ° 46 ′ 55.1 ″  N , 12 ° 57 ′ 27.4 ″  E