Skogsömonument
The Skogsömonument is a memorial to keep the memory of the battle at Södra Stäket in the memory of the Swedes. It stands on the Skogsö peninsula near the town of Saltsjöbaden . The monument is located in what is now the Skogsö nature reserve . The street leading to the monument also bears the name of the monument.
history
The Skogsömonument was built in 1905 by the Föreningen för Stockholms fasta försvar (roughly: Society for Stockholm's Permanent Defense). It was inaugurated on July 8, 1905 in the presence of the Swedish King Oskar II .
The memorial stands on a cliff on the south side of Baggensstäket Bay. It consists of a four meter high and one meter wide stone made of red, coarse-grained granite . On the base, which is also made of granite, the memorial stone is flanked by two iron cannons . When the monument was unveiled in 1905, the two cannons faced east. As a result, they were aligned to the west.
inscription
On the side facing the bay is the word Med Gud till seger (With God to victory).
On the back it says:
Till minne af
Stockholms stads tappre räddare
den 13 augusti 1719
Rutger Fuchs och
Johan Henrik v. Essen med
K. Södermanland's Reg: te including
Baltzar v. Dahlheim med
Östgöta Tremänningar
Aftäcktes denna sten af
HM Konung Oscar II
Translation into German: In memory of the brave rescuers of Stockholm on August 13, 1719 Rutger Fuchs and Johan Henrik von Essen. Commanders of the Södermanland Regiment. Baltzar von Dahlheim with the Östgöta Tremänning Regiment. Installation of the stone by His Majesty King Oskar II on July 8, 1905
Pictures of the monument
View over Baggensstäket
front
"Med Gud till Seger"
back
Cannon towards Baggensstäket
swell
- Entry in the Swedish Imperial Antique Archives Skogsömonumentet
- RAÄ number Nacka 162: 1
Web links
Coordinates: 59 ° 18 ′ 18 ″ N , 18 ° 17 ′ 29 ″ E