Oppermannstein
The Oppermannstein is a listed memorial stone in Magdeburg in Saxony-Anhalt .
location
The stone is located in the Herrenkrug district in the Herrenkrugpark to the northwest, behind the Herrenkrug Hotel, not far from the right bank of the Elbe .
Design and history
The sandstone stele was created as a tombstone for a child who drowned in the Elbe in 1854 at the age of four. The four sides of the cuboid stone are provided with inscriptions.
The inscriptions read:
Child read and tremble
who rests here
He was pulled out of
the Elbe flood
The distressed parents weep after
those who fell asleep early
God want to comfort us
Gustav FW
Oppermann
b. Dec. 1849
d. July 1854
A loving uncle made this
monument to him .
The memorial stone is listed as a small monument in the local register of monuments .
literature
- List of monuments Saxony-Anhalt, Volume 14, State Capital Magdeburg , State Office for Monument Preservation and Archeology Saxony-Anhalt, Michael Imhof Verlag, Petersberg 2009, ISBN 978-3-86568-531-5 , page 305.
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 , Magdeburg.pdf, page 2527
Coordinates: 52 ° 9 ′ 18.8 " N , 11 ° 40 ′ 43.8" E