List of fountains, monuments and sculptures in Zgorzelec

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The list of fountains, monuments and sculptures in Zgorzelec includes the monuments, sculptures and fountains in the urban area of ​​the western Polish city of Zgorzelec . It lists the publicly accessible fountains, monuments and sculptures throughout the city. Monuments and sculptures in the sense of the list are monuments, works of art, statues, statues, cenotaphs, memorial plaques, sculptures and sculptures that are located in the publicly accessible space. The list does not include any buildings that are classified as monuments. These are in the list of cultural monuments in Zgorzelec .

The city of Zgorzelec emerged after the end of the Second World War from the districts of the German city of Görlitz east of the Lusatian Neisse . Since 1998, Zgorzelec and Görlitz have presented themselves as one European city . The following list also includes monuments that were created before 1945 when the areas belonged to the city of Görlitz.

Notes on the information in the tables

  • The Name column contains the name of the fountain, monument or sculpture. It is sortable.
  • The current installation site is specified as the location . Usually street or place names are given. However, distinctive reference points also serve for orientation. The column is sortable.
  • In the column Description and Notes on the History , a description, possibly also the material and information on the history are given.
  • In the Artist column , if known, the artist who created the fountain, monument or sculpture is named. The column can be sorted by last name.
  • If known, the year of the first installation or of the construction or the removal is given in the columns Year of installation . The column is sortable.

List of fountains, monuments and sculptures

Surname Location Description and notes on the story Artist Year of installation image
Memorial for the 1st Silesian Jäger Battalion No. 5 Park Ujazdowski
(location) 		The memorial for the 1st Silesian Jäger Battalion No. 5 , which was stationed in Görlitz between 1830 and 1887, is now in the neighboring Polish town of Zgorzelec. The inscription on the stone reads: “This memorial was erected by the members of the Kgl. Preus. 5th Jäger Battalion 1852 Renewed by the former Jäger u. Protect Görlitz 1932 ”. 1852 Memorial for the 1st Silesian Jäger Battalion No. 5
Jakob Böhme monument Ulica Stefana Okrzei, intersection with ulica Bohaterów Getta
(location) 		On November 2nd, 2011 the monument to one of the most famous Görlitzers - Jakob Böhme - was unveiled. The memorial shows a pair of shoes that support an opened book cover. The pair of shoes symbolizes his craft as a shoemaker and the book stands for his publications in the field of mysticism , philosophy and Christian theosophy . 2011 Jakob Böhme monument
Memorial plaque to Jakob Böhme Ulica Ignacego Daszyńskiego 12
(location) 		The memorial case with the inscription "Jakob Böhme lived in this house from 1599 to 1610" commemorates the Görlitz philosopher Jakob Böhme . 1924 Memorial plaque to Jakob Böhme at the Jakob-Böhme-Haus
Jakob Böhme sculpture Ulica Bohaterow Getta, at the western end of the roundabout
(location) 		The sculpture was created as part of the redesign of Ulica Bohaterow Getta in the middle of the roundabout at the western end of the street. It symbolizes Jakob Böhme's Eye of Eternity .
European city monument Skwer im. Ks. Jerzego Popiełuszki
(location) 		The boulder from the vicinity of Węgliniec is located in the park by the former Upper Lusatian Hall of Fame . The stone bears a metal plate, the inscription of which commemorates the proclamation of the German-Polish European city of Görlitz / Zgorzelec on May 5, 1998. European city monument
Memorial stone for 60 years of Greeks in Poland Bulwar Grecki
(location) 		The memorial stone commemorates the Greeks who came to Poland before the Greek civil war in the late 1940s. 2008 marked the 60th anniversary of the arrival of the Greeks. A memorial stone was placed on them in memory of Bulwar Grecki (German: Greek Boulevard) on September 12, 2008. 2008 Memorial stone for 60 years of Greeks in Poland
Pope John Paul II Monument Ulica Krańcowa
(location) 		The bronze monument in front of the church św. Jadwigi Śląskiej ( Saint Hedwig of Andechs ) was unveiled on October 15, 2007. Maksymilian Biskupski 2007 Pope John Paul II Monument
Pope John Paul II memorial plaque Marszałka Józefa Piłsudkiego Street, eastern bridgehead of the Pope-John-Paul-II bridge.
(Location) 		The memorial was unveiled one year after the death in memory of Pope John Paul II on his birthday - May 18, 2006. At the same time, the city ​​bridge between Görlitz and Zgorzelec over the Lusatian Neisse was renamed Bridge Pope John Paul II . 2006 Pope John Paul II memorial plaque
Millennium Monument Ulica Armii Krajowej, intersection Ulica Bohaterów II. Armii Wojska Polskiego
(location) 		The Millennium Monument in the form of a Slavic cross with an engraved Polish eagle and crown. The work commemorates the change into the new millennium. It was unveiled on November 11, 2000 and is located in front of the District Court building. Vahan Bego 2000 Millennium Monument
Monument to the Greek camp Park Paderewskiego
(location) 		The monument in the form of an obelisk commemorates the camp for the Greek Army Corps, which was interned in Görlitz from 1916 to 1919. On the obelisk there is a plaque in Greek, Polish and German. The following inscription can be read on the German-language board: “In the years 1916-1919, the“ Greek camp ”was located on the 28 hectares surrounding the site. About 6,500 soldiers of the IV Corps of the Greek Army were stationed here. 133 of them are buried in the city cemetery in Görlitz. ”. 2016
Memorial to the victims of the Nazi concentration camp Ulica Bohaterów II Armii Wojska Polskiego
(location) 		The memorial commemorates the victims of all nations in the National Socialist concentration camps . On the wall made of field stones, an upside down red triangle with a black P reminds of the Polish victims of the concentration camps. At the edges there are two more panels with the respective nations of the victims. Memorial to the victims of the Nazi concentration camp
Piast eagle Ulica Bohaterów II. Armii Wojska Polskiego
(location) 		The Piast Eagle commemorates the fallen soldiers of the Second Polish Army at the military cemetery. The Monument of the Piast Eagle by Józef Potępa from the Academy of Arts in Kraków on Bohaterów II Armii Wojska Polskiego Street was unveiled on May 6, 1978. The eagle sits on a border pillar and proudly looks to the west. It towers above the cemetery, where 3420 Polish soldiers rest, who were killed in the offensive in the spring of 1945 from Lausitzer Neisse towards Dresden and the Czech Republic. Grunwald crosses made of concrete mark the graves of Polish soldiers and officers. Józef Potępa 1978 Piast eagle
Post mileage Plac Pocztowy
(location) 		The post mile column was moved from the road in front of the Töpferberg to the mountain in 1826 . Originally, the column carried the distance information in league hours. After 1815 the information was changed to Prussian miles. The column was badly damaged in 1945 and the remains were later dismantled. Two remnants of the original post mile column are now in the Post and Telecommunications Museum in Wroclaw .

In August 2000, the research group of the Saxon post mile pillars suggested that the pillar be re- erected at the Görlitz city administration. On August 30, 2003, a copy of the Silesian sandstone column was ceremoniously unveiled at its old location on Rabenberg in today's Zgorzelec.

1725 Post mileage
Memorial plaque Franz Scholz Ulica Czachowskiego 7
(location) 		Franz Scholz was curate in St. Boniface and pastor in the prisoner-of-war camp Stalag VIII A. In memory of him, a plaque was attached to the former rectory of St. Boniface. 2018
Memorial stone and plaque for Bartholomäus Scultetus Ulica Szkolna, Ulica Przechodnia, Rabenvorwerk
(location) 		The memorial stone for the former Görlitz mayor and son of the city - Bartholomäus Scultetus is located at the Scultetushof (Rabenvorwerk) in today's Zgorzelec . Between 1529 and 1566 the farm belonged to Martin Schulz - the father of Bartholomäus Scultetus. The stone on the east side of the courtyard was mentioned in the topology of the city archivist Richard Jecht from the 1930s, next to a plaque for Scultetus from 1922 on the west side of the courtyard. 1922 Memorial stone Bartholomäus Scultetus
Memorial to the victims of Stalag VIII A. Ulica Luzycka, south of Ujazd (until 1945: Moys)
(location) 		The monument from sandstone reminiscent of the prisoners of the main camp (Stalag) VIIIA . During the Second World War, the camp served as a camp for prisoners of war from numerous countries, including a. from France, Poland, Yugoslavia, Belgium, the USA, the Soviet Union, Italy and England. One of the most famous prisoners was the Frenchman Olivier Messiaen , who composed and premiered the Quatuor pour la fin du temps ( quartet for the end of time ) in the camp . After the war, the barracks of the prison camp were demolished between 1946 and 1948. On the sandstone slab next to the monument should be read as follows: "StaLag VIIIa: Miejsce uświęcone krwią i męczeństwem Jeńców Wojennych koalicji antyhitlerowskiej w czasie II wojny światowej- 22.VII.1976" (Eng .: StaLag VIIIa: A place by the blood and the martyrdom of prisoners of war of the anti-Hitler coalition was sanctified during the Second World War - 22.VII.1976. ). In 1994, on the initiative of French and Polish veterans, a marble slab was attached to the memorial with a Polish and French inscription (German: 1939 STALAG VIII A 1945 This camp was where tens of thousands of prisoners of war lived and suffered ). Tadeusz Dobosz 1976 Memorial to the victims of Stalag VIII A.
WAZE Ulica Wrocławska 1
(location) 		The ceramic relief on the west and south side of the three-wheel mill bears the name WAZE. The name WAZE is an abbreviation for Wyraz Artystyczny Zjednoczonej Europy (German: work of art for a united Europe ). It was unveiled on May 5, 1998, and depicts a woman growing out of the ground. It should be a symbol for the commonality of the two neighboring cities. Vahan Bego, Michał Bulak 1998 Ceramic relief WAZE
Zgorzelec stele Ulica Armii Krajowej
(location 1) ,
Ulica Bolesławiecka
(location 2) ,
Ulica Henrykowska
(location 3) ,
Ulica Łużycka
(location 4) 		At the entrances to the major roads in the north, east and south there are gray metal steles bearing the Zgorzelec coat of arms and the words “Zgorzelec”. Zgorzelec stele
Fountain Ulica Ignacego Daszyńskiego,
corner of Andrzeja Struga
(location) 		The drinking water fountain is a listed building and is therefore one of the city's cultural monuments. It was completely renovated in 2012. Fountain
Skwer Popiełuszki fountain Skwer im. Ks. Jerzego Popiełuszki
(location) 		The fountain is located in the middle of Skwer Popiełuszki across from the European City Monument and was completely renovated in 2013 with the reconstruction of the historic square.

See also

Web links

Commons : Sculptures in Zgorzelec  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b zgorzelec.eu: Zagospodarowanie centrum . Retrieved January 8, 2012 .
  2. ↑ a b Richard Jecht: History of the City of Görlitz, Volume 1, Half Volume 2 . 1st edition. Verlag des Magistrates der Stadt Görlitz, 1934, p. 723 .
  3. ↑ Sebastian Beutler: The most famous Görlitzer has a new monument - in Zgorzelec . In: Saxon newspaper . January 13, 2020 ( online [accessed June 28, 2020]).
  4. ↑ a b it.zgorzelec.pl: The John Paul II Monument . Retrieved January 3, 2012 .
  5. ↑ a b Memorial plaques for Pope John Paul II are unveiled . In: Lausitzer Rundschau . May 4, 2006 ( online [accessed January 3, 2012]).
  6. ↑ a b it.zgorzelec.pl: The Millennium Monument . Retrieved January 3, 2012 .
  7. ↑ PDF of the radio feature "The Greeks of Görlitz" by Dieter Wulf, production: Deutschlandfunk 2018, first broadcast on August 21, 2018, accessed on August 21, 2018
  8. ↑ a b it.zgorzelec.pl: The cemetery of the soldiers of the II Army of the Polish Troops . Retrieved January 3, 2012 .
  9. ↑ a b Richard Jecht: History of the City of Görlitz, Volume 1, Half Volume 2 . 1st edition. Verlag des Magistrates der Stadt Görlitz, 1934, p. 718 .
  10. ↑ a b Hans Schulz: Since 2003 the column has been back in its original location . In: Saxon newspaper . January 24, 2007 ( online [accessed January 3, 2012]).
  11. ↑ a b tag-des-herrn.de Memory of Pastor Franz Scholz - A moral authority . Retrieved December 18, 2018 .
  12. ↑ a b Richard Jecht: History of the City of Görlitz, Volume 1, Half Volume 2 . 1st edition. Verlag des Magistrates der Stadt Görlitz, 1934, p. 603 ff .
  13. ↑ mahnung-gegen-rechts.de: "French Mozart" behind barbed wire . Archived from the original on June 5, 2013 ; Retrieved January 3, 2012 .
  14. ↑ it.zgorzelec.pl: Stalag VIII A in Zgorzelec - Ujazd . Retrieved January 3, 2012 .
  15. ↑ messiaen.themusicpoint.net: StaLag VIIIa . (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on June 18, 2012 ; Retrieved September 30, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.messiaen.themusicpoint.net
  16. ↑ edujrinne8.republika.pl: WYCIECZKA PRZYRODNICZA W ZGORZELCU (Polish). (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; Retrieved April 3, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.edujrinne8.republika.pl
  17. ↑ a b it.zgorzelec.pl: WAZE . Retrieved January 3, 2012 .
  18. ↑ wosoz.ibip.wroc.pl: powiat zgorzelecki (Excel file). Retrieved October 18, 2012 .
  19. ↑ zgorzelec.naszemiasto.pl: Fontanna w Zgorzelcu zachwyca . Retrieved April 11, 2015 .
  20. ↑ zgorzelec.eu: Przebudowa zabytkowego skweru (Zieleńca) im. Ks. Jerzego Popiełuszki w Zgorzelcu . Retrieved April 11, 2015 .