Black oak (Braunschweig)
The schill oak in Braunschweig was planted in memory of the German poet Friedrich von Schiller (1759–1805). It is located in the Museum Park and was established in 1959 as a replacement for smoked oak on the Ägidienmarkt planted. The common oak is a common oak ( Quercus robur ). It has a tree height of 21 meters, a trunk circumference of 229 centimeters and a crown diameter of 19 meters. A ring-shaped flat wall was built around the shingle oak. Schiller's works were performed regularly and frequently in the 19th century at the Ducal Opera House on Hagenmarkt and after 1861 in what is now the Braunschweig State Theater .
history
The original black oak was planted on May 14, 1905 on the 100th anniversary of the poet's death on a triangular traffic island on the Aegidienmarkt. It was almost five meters high. During the ceremony, the aegidia market was decorated with garlands and flags. At the celebration the hussar band played and a choir of students sang the first verse of the song joy, beautiful spark of gods . The senior teacher Hans Martin Schulz gave a memorial speech in which he emphasized Schiller's strength in poetry and the strength of the will to achieve higher goals. Mayor Hugo Retemeyer gave the following words in his address: “Close to the place where another spiritual hero left the world, we want to erect a memorial sign that shall announce to future generations how our time has given the name of the great dead their awe . ” At the same time, he remembered Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729–1781), who had died on February 15, 1781 in the Egidienkeller . To commemorate the anniversary of Schiller's death, celebrations also took place in Brünings Saalbau am Damm , in Wilhelmsgarten and in the concert hall in today's Böcklerstrasse.
The ski oak was often used as a meeting place for memorial events and poetry readings. After the end of World War II , the had survived the Schiller oak as opposed to the heavily damaged Braunschweig city notwithstanding, it was like at the decision of the Council on 23 October 1959 to as part of the reconstruction of the city and the reinvestment of Braunschweig main station under the maxim the " car-friendly city " to make room for a new lane between Stobenstrasse and Auguststrasse .
A second oak was planted on November 10, 1959 for Schiller's 200th birthday. The young tree came from the Querumer Forest and was planted in the south-western part of the museum park in the presence of the Lord Mayor Martha Fuchs (1892–1966) and the City Director Erich Walter Lotz (1895–1966). A bronze plaque with the name, date of birth and death was also attached. There is also the inscription: “On May 14, 1905, an oak was planted in memory of the poet on the Aegidienmarkt, which in 1959 had to give way to the access road to the new main train station. As a reminder, this young oak was planted on November 10, 1959. "
During the construction work on the Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum , a new round bench with a larger diameter was set up on the Schill Oak.
literature
- Schiller-Eiche had to give way to the street , Braunschweiger Zeitung of May 22, 2003
- Administrative report of the city of Braunschweig 1959
Individual evidence
- ^ Commemorative event at the "Schillereiche" on braunschweig.de
- ↑ Minutes of the meeting of the City District Council 131 - City Center ( Memento of the original from March 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , November 4, 2008
Coordinates: 52 ° 15 ′ 50.3 " N , 10 ° 31 ′ 56.4" E