Mertendorf war memorial

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War memorial in Mertendorf

The war memorial Mertendorf is a listed war memorial in the municipality of Mertendorf in Saxony-Anhalt . The memorial is listed in the local register of monuments under registration number 094 83506 as a monument .

history

The Mertendorf war memorial is at the intersection of Wettaburger Strasse and Strasse des Friedens in Mertendorf. There is a stele of limestone , from a iron cross is crowned. The monument was erected in 1922. The front of the memorial is decorated with a standing warrior and on both sides there are memorial plaques for those who died in the First World War . The inscription for the fallen of the First World War reads Den Helden zum Ehrenden Gedächtnis In Treue 1922 Für uns! Their brave sons, who died in World War 1914-18, do not let them die in vain . For the fallen of the Second World War , a plaque was added to the floor in front of the stele with the inscription In memory of the victims of the Second World War . The names of the fallen are mentioned in each case.

In front of the church there is another stele for those who died in the wars of 1866 and 1870/71.

source

Individual evidence

  1. Small question and answer Olaf Meister (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen), 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 ° 7 ′ 6.4 ″  N , 11 ° 51 ′ 21.1 ″  E