List of works of art in public space in Schermbeck
The list of works of art in public space in Schermbeck gives an overview of art in public space , including sculptures , sculptures , landmarks and other works of art in Schermbeck , Wesel district . There is no claim to completeness.
Works of art in Schermbeck
designation | Location | coordinate | built | Artist | Remarks | image |
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Berlin Wall with Nelson Mandela | Schermbeck comprehensive school, Schlossstrasse 20 | 51 ° 41 '46.1 " N , 6 ° 52' 34.3" E | 2014 | Victor Landeta | Piece of the Berlin Wall, spray paint | |
Memorial at the town hall | At the new town hall, Weseler Straße 2 | 51 ° 41 '29.5 " N , 6 ° 52' 4.6" E | Stone memorial with roaring lions at the new town hall. Twice a year, on Memorial Day and for the Killian shooting festival, the population comes together and commemorates the victims of both world wars. | |||
City history fountain | Lichtenhagen / Mittelstrasse | 51 ° 41 '29.8 " N , 6 ° 52' 6.5" E | Village fountain with motifs from the city's history. | |||
Altschermbeck Memorial | Mittelstrasse / Alte Dorstener Str. | 51 ° 41 '40.9 " N , 6 ° 52' 34.3" E | 1953 | The memorial with the statue of St. George replaced the weathered Altschermbeck memorial from 1929. On both sides are the names of those who died in the First and Second World Wars. In front of it are two benches, each with two stone lions, of which the male holds his paw to his ear and the female looks relaxed into the air. | ||
potter | Mittelstrasse, in front of the Volksbank | 51 ° 41 '35.9 " N , 6 ° 52' 19.3" E | The "Pottbäcker" is reminiscent of the former pottery village Schermbeck. After 1900, however, the heyday of Schermbeck stoneware ended with industrially manufactured mass-produced goods. | |||
Brick baker | Mittelstrasse, in front of the Sparkasse | 51 ° 41 '39.6 " N , 6 ° 52' 24.1" E | With the end of the pottery, the Schermbecker specialized in the manufacture of tiles and roof tiles. The Schermbeck clay roof tiles are still known nationwide today. Today they are sold by the Nelskamp brickworks. | |||
Gahlen Memorial | Kirchstrasse 93 / Bruchstrasse | 51 ° 39 '56.1 " N , 6 ° 52' 24.6" E | 1922/1953 | Cenotaph with an eagle. The lettering "It died for the fatherland" commemorates the dead of the First World War. In 1953 it was extended to remind the 153 dead of the Second World War. | ||
Memorial at Voshövel | Weseler Forest / Am Voshövel | 51 ° 43 '0.8 " N , 6 ° 43' 20.6" E | 1929/1961 | Cenotaph made of brick field stones with soldiers' relief on a bronze plaque. Inscription: "Whoever found death in holy struggle also rests in foreign soil in the fatherland". |
See also
- List of works of art in public space in the Ruhr area
- List of works of art in public space in the Wesel district
Individual evidence
- ↑ Altschermbeck Memorial. In: We are Schermbeck. Retrieved May 28, 2018 .
- ^ Entry on Ziegelwerk Nelskamp in the database " KuLaDig " of the Rhineland Regional Association , accessed on May 28, 2018.