Meineweh War Memorial (First World War)
The Meineweh war memorial of the First World War is a listed war memorial belonging to the community of Meineweh in Saxony-Anhalt . The memorial is listed in the local register of monuments under registration number 094 85345 as a monument .
The war memorial for the fallen in World War I was unveiled on October 28, 1923 and was designed by the sculptor Schlehan from Weißenfels . A stele which is crowned by an eagle rises on a multi-tiered base . The eagle seems to guard the calm of those who fell under the German eagle. A plaque made of Belgian granite is attached to the stele . This contains the inscription Den Heldentod died in World War 1914-1918 In Gratitude and Loyalty, Meineweh Community and the names of the 17 fallen in the war.
Next to this memorial there is a war memorial for those who fell in the coalition wars .
source
- Meineweh War Memorial (First World War) Online , accessed September 14, 2017.
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
Coordinates: 51 ° 4 ′ 43.1 ″ N , 11 ° 59 ′ 6.2 ″ E