List of monuments, memorial stones and stone crosses in Ruhland

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This list includes memorials , memorials , memorial stones and stone crosses as well as historically significant boundary stones in Ruhland with the Arnsdorf district , regardless of whether they are under monument protection (recorded in official lists).

Memorial trees are in the list of memorial trees in Ruhland .

Stone crosses and cross stones

This list is an excerpt from the list of stone crosses and cross stones in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district and is partially sortable.

Column H shows the height, column B the width and column S the thickness of the stone cross, each in centimeters. The other column names are self-explanatory.

place location shape material Alignment H B. S. Remarks image
Ruhland Map Dresdner Strasse not far from the junction with Kreuzstrasse
 Head, arms and shaft tapered towards the center granite North South 88 62 20th Shaft broken, clamped with cuff; further information at www. suehnekreuz.de built
around 1475		 Stone cross ruhland.JPG
Ruhland to the right of the other stone cross - Sandstone , quartzitic - - - - preserved only as a fragment;
originally stood at the northwest exit of Guteborn ; further information at www.suehnekreuz.de

Landmark

District location image designation year description
Ruhland map Border stone provincial border Brandenburg-Silesia 1825 Border stone provincial border Brandenburg-Silesia 1825 1825 Border stone provincial border Brandenburg-Silesia 1825, embankment of the Schwarzen Elster near Ruhland opposite the "Zollhaus", on the L 55

Monuments, memorial stones and memorials

In this table, year is the year of completion.

District location image designation year description
Ruhland map former Bismarck monument, destroyed in 1945 former Bismarck monument 1895 Dedicated to Otto von Bismarck by the Heimatverein Ruhland on his 80th birthday; Across from the upper parish on the church square, an oak was planted in April and a 2 ½ m high monument made of sandstone was inaugurated on June 9th. The front of the memorial had a plaque with the portrait and the inscription “1. April 1895 ". On the back it said "The Great Chancellor". The memorial was removed in 1945.
Ruhland map Memorial stone for nine Soviets and a gravestone for a Dutch slave laborer in the cemetery Memorial stone for slave laborers World War II in the cemetery > 1945 Memorial stone for nine Soviets as well as a gravestone for a Dutch slave laborer in the Ruhland cemetery
Ruhland map Memorial stele in the cemetery more pictures Memorial stele in the cemetery > 1950 Memorial stele in the cemetery; in memory of the victims of war and violence during World War II; also in memory of the dead in the forced labor camp who had to perform forced labor at Brabag from July 5, 1944 to April 16, 1945 (there was a satellite camp of Sachsenhausen concentration camp on the company's premises).

On the grave field by the stele, which has meanwhile been leveled, lie soldiers who died in the Ruhland military hospital and at home, victims of bomb attacks and other violent warriors.

Some like 12 victims of the 1st bomb attack on August 24, 1944 are named.

Schönburgsau map Geschwister-Scholl memorial stone on Geschwister-Scholl-Weg more pictures Geschwister-Scholl memorial stone 2016 The Geschwister-Scholl memorial stone on Geschwister-Scholl-Weg was commissioned by Parkaktiv in 2015 and set up in 2016 at the Schwarzwasser / beginning of “Heldenhain” to commemorate the namesake of the path and their fight for tolerance. The stone is set against a background of yew trees that were planted in 2015. Next to the memorial stone is an information stele made of black granite with a note of the endowment and a QR code , which can be used to access further information about the Scholl siblings in the German-language Wikipedia on the mobile Internet (see also: QRpedia ).

Execution: Steinmetz Jens-Peter Stoyan, (rose made of marble Barbara Seidl-Lampa) Design: Parkaktiv, mainly Barbara Seidl-Lampa

The memorial stone and "Eiben-Eck" were inaugurated on July 15, 2016

Ruhland map Geschwister-Scholl memorial more pictures Geschwister-Scholl memorial 2005, 2016 Geschwister-Scholl memorial in the schoolyard of the Geschwister-Scholl-Schule, Dresdener Str. 9; In 2005 a memorial stone with writing was erected; 2016 redesign, installation of a metal stele with profile facing faces (picture)
Schönburgsau map Cross in the “Heldenhain” on Geschwister-Scholl-Weg more pictures Cross in the "Hero's Grove" 1922 The cross in the “Heldenhain” on Geschwister-Scholl-Weg was erected in 1922 and consecrated on March 26th. It is a memorial to the citizens of Ruhland who fell in World War I and who are named on the base after the year of their death. The base and cross have since been repaired several times. In 2015, on behalf of the Heimatverein, the font was restored, metal cladding and a new border attached.
Ruhland map Germania monument more pictures Germania warrior memorial 1875 Germania monument between Kirchplatz and Bahnhofstrasse; Inaugurated in 1875 for those who fell in 1866 and 1870/71 (text on the north side of the base: “To the memory of their warriors who fell in the fight for the fatherland in 1866 and 1870/71 and who returned; Dedicated in grateful memory by the Parish Ruhland, 1875 ”, names on east and west side); after 1945 on the south side of the text: "The dead of the two world wars urge peace"
Arnsdorf map Memorial to victims of war and violence in Arnsdorf more pictures Memorial to victims of war and violence in Arnsdorf 1918 Memorial to victims of war and violence at the Arnsdorf cemetery; on 2 boards the names of the Arnsdorf residents who died in the First World War (affixed after 1918) and the names of the victims of war and violence in the Second World War (affixed after 1945).
Ruhland map Memorial plaques for victims of war and violence in the Ruhland church Memorial plaques in the church for victims of the 1st and 2nd World War 1918 Memorial plaques in the Protestant church in Ruhland (north entrance); Center for Victims of World War II (1984); left for those killed in the First World War (named) from Ruhland, right for those killed in the First World War (named) from Arnsdorf, Biehlen, Guteborn, Jannowitz, Naundorf and Schwarzbach
Schönburgsau map Moltke memorial Moltke monument on Geschwister-Scholl-Weg 1893 {The Moltkedenkmal was erected in 1893 at the end of what was then Moltke-Allee (extended Fischerstraße) and in 1938, when the motorway was being built, it was moved to a stepped platform behind the sports field. after 1945 the plaque with the portrait and the ball disappeared. The sphere was found again and a newly cast plaque was attached (2019).
Ruhland (exit) map Mordweg Stone Mordweg Stone > ≈1905 The Mordweg stone stands on a path to Arnsdorf (since then called "Mordweg"), on which the 15-year-old farmer's son Paul Skadock from Arnsdorf was stabbed to death on March 18, 1905 on the way home in the evening because of his wages. “The one who was employed at the Lauchhammer briquette factory. 15-year-old worker Paul Skadock from Arnsdorf near Ruhland was found murdered next to the road between these two places. The body has several stitches all over its body. the neck has been cut, and a handkerchief was tied over the latter wound. The murdered man came from here with the train, got off in Ruhland and was then seen in the glass hut. ”The memorial stone was given a new plastic plaque in November 2002, which was destroyed and removed in the following years. More pictures and information at www.suehnekreuz.de.
Schönburgsau map Princess Luisen memorial stone Princess Luisen memorial stone on Geschwister-Scholl-Weg 2015 The Prinzess-Luisen-Gedenkstein was erected by the Heimatverein in 2015 to commemorate the first namesake of the promenade, Princess Luise von Schönburg-Waldenburg. The first naming was an expression of the citizens' gratitude towards the charity of Prince Ulrich's mother and the economy of their manor.

Execution: Steinmetz Menzel, design: Barbara Seidl-Lampa, Wilhelm Zimmerling (Parkaktiv)

Ruhland map Marksman plaque at the shooting range Memorial plaque for riflemen who died in World War I at the shooting range > 1920 Memorial plaque for 5 riflemen who died in World War I at the shooting range Ortrander Strasse
Ruhland map Sängerlinden memorial stone Sängerlinden memorial stone 2016 Sängerlinden memorial stone at the entrance to Ruhland, Berliner Strasse, corner of Elsterbogen.

The singer linden trees in the Ruhland office are a gift from the Schwarzbach mixed choir on the occasion of the 12th official choir meeting and the 15th year of the foundation. The singing linden tree of the mixed choir Ruhland was planted on September 29, 2011 at the city entrance (Elsterbogen / Berliner Straße) and the gift, a slate plate with reference to the 12th official singers meeting, was attached next to the tree. A little later to the north, the Ruhland men's choir was planted in 1846. On April 8, 2016, a newly designed slate board was attached to a granite slab (design Andrea Gudera, Berlin, www.baumwollfreund.de).

Ruhland map Soviet cemetery of honor with memorial Soviet memorial > 1945 Soviet memorial and cemetery of honor Dresdener Strasse
Schönburgsau map Turner memorial on Geschwister-Scholl-Weg Turner memorial on Geschwister-Scholl-Weg <1938 (Second) Turner monument in the “Ehrenhain” (the first Turner monument was replaced by a granite stele at the original location).
Both are memorials to the club's gymnasts who fell in World War I.
Schönburgsau map 1. Turner Memorial more pictures Turner memorial in Ortrander Strasse at the gym 1922 The first gymnast monument was erected in 1922 by the gymnastics club “Gut-Heil 1864” in the “Ehrenhain” and is now located in Ortrander Strasse by the gymnasium

Web links

Commons : Monuments, memorial stones and stone crosses in Ruhland  - collection of images
Commons : Landmarks in Ruhland  - Collection of images
Commons : Geschwister-Scholl-Gedenkstein in Ruhland  - Collection of pictures
Commons : Geschwister-Scholl memorial at the Ruhland school  - collection of images
Commons : Memorial of war victims in Ruhland  - album with pictures

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b by Robert Ache at www.suehnekreuz.de under Ruhland (I)
  2. ↑ Horst Bormann: Ruhland 90 - 75 - 70 years ago; a late harvest from the "Elster Chronicle" (22nd episode) by Horst Bormann . In: Official Journal Ruhland , edition 9/1996, pp. 20–21
  3. ↑ a b c d Chronicle of the city of Ruhland 1317–1997 (created in the context of ABM 1995–1997)
  4. ↑ Horst Bormann: The Elster Chronicle still knows. . . Ruhland 100 years ago: Bismark oak and Bismarck monument . In: Official Journal Ruhland , edition 6/1995, p. 8
  5. ^ Elster-Chronik , April 1895 edition and June 1895 edition
  6. ↑ Bernd Naumann: “Stele inaugurated - Parkaktiv Ruhland invites you with a festive invitation” in Wochenkurier , Senftenberg issue, July 29, 2016, p. 3
  7. ↑ a b Name-giver memorial stone on the homepage of Parkaktiv Ruhland parkaktiv-ruhland.de
  8. ↑ (Geschwister-Scholl-Schule Ruhland): Memorial for the Scholl siblings . in: Lausitzer Rundschau , Senftenberg edition, November 12, 2016; accessed on November 12, 2016
  9. ↑ in: Indiana Tribune , Volume 28, Number 226, Indianapolis, Marion County, May 16, 1905 newspapers.library.in.gov Retrieved October 27, 2016
  10. ↑ Bernd Balzer (bb): “Memorial stone wanted, found and set up again” in: Lausitzer Rundschau , Senftenberg edition, December 6, 2012
  11. ↑ Torsten Richter-Zippack: “ lr-online.de in: Lausitzer Rundschau , Senftenberg edition, October 20, 2019, accessed on October 22, 2019
  12. ↑ by Frank Henschel at suehnekreuz.de under Ruhland (II)
  13. ↑ Singer linden. Homepage Mixed Choir Ruhland e. V .; accessed on May 28, 2017.