Vehlitz War Memorial (Wars of Liberation)
The Vehlitz War Memorial of the War of Liberation is a listed war memorial in the municipality of Vehlitz in the city of Gommern in Saxony-Anhalt . In the local register of monuments , the war memorial is listed as a monument under registration number 094 71033 .
location
It is located near the intersection of Bundesstraße 246a and the K 1234 in the municipality of Vehlitz in an open field.
Design and history
The war memorial is a high stepped field stone pyramid. On this there is a boulder with an inscription. The boulder is crowned by an eagle. The monument was restored in 2011.
On April 5, 1813, there was a battle between Prussia and Russia with 20,000 men on one side and France with 35,000 men on the other. The battle near Möckern was won by the allies Prussia and Russia despite the inferior troop strength.
history
At the municipal council meeting on November 21, 1912 it was decided that the parish between the Ladeburger and Möckernschen Chaussee should be leased for the erection of a memorial. A lease agreement was signed with the parish council for 99 years at a price of 20 marks per east . In the same year the construction of the monument began.
The top stone should have a weight of 250 centners . It took 27 horses to transport it from Lochower Heide to the next street. There were still 15 horses left for road transport. A copper sleeve was embedded in the foundation of the monument. It should contain records of the acquisition of the property, annual books and annual reports , as well as newspapers. The construction costs amounted to 3870 marks, of which the war club paid 670 marks. The remaining 3200 marks came from donations in the surrounding communities and from various regiments .
On April 6, 1913, 100 years and 1 day after the battle, the monument was inaugurated. The eagle and the inscription were only gilded in 1931 for 50 Reichsmarks . In 1973 the gilding was renewed. A repair of the monument and the redesign of the surrounding area was carried out in 1974 by the local volunteer fire brigade and the pension brigade. The monument was repaired again in 2011 for the sum of 37,230 euros and the surrounding area was redesigned. Among other things, an information point was set up on the opposite side of the street, seating was created and the monument was re-grouted. As part of the village development, a donation of 22,126 euros was received from the Office for Agriculture, Land Reform and Forests Altmark. The remaining 15,104 euros were paid by the city of Gommern .
In 1975 the monument was included in the district monuments list of the district of Kreis Burg .
Inscriptions
1813
April 5,
1913
source
- Vehlitz Memorial Online , accessed on June 13, 2017.
- Information board at the monument
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
- ↑ Restoration 2011
Coordinates: 52 ° 6 ′ 31 ″ N , 11 ° 53 ′ 11 ″ E