Löbejün war memorial (First World War)

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War memorial for the fallen of World War I in Löbejün

The Löbejün war memorial for the fallen of the First World War is a listed war memorial in the village of Löbejün in the Wettin-Löbejün municipality in Saxony-Anhalt . In the local register of monuments it is recorded as a monument under registration number 094 55213 .

The war memorial for the fallen of World War I is located in a wooded area above Löbejün on Bahnhofsstraße opposite the former train station. The forest is a park that was created especially for the war memorial and is overgrown today. According to Dehio, sculptor Richard Horn created the monument . It is a stele on a multi-tiered base , which is crowned by an iron cross . The inscription on the east side reads 1914-1916 and 58 names, it is barely legible. The one on the west side has been better preserved and is 1916-1918 and 68 names.

The war memorial for the fallen in World War II is located in the Löbejün cemetery.

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Individual evidence

  1. 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

Coordinates: 51 ° 38 ′ 15.6 "  N , 11 ° 53 ′ 15.8"  E