Stumbling blocks in Veneto

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Stumbling block in Costa di Rovigo in memory of Carlo Gruen, who was expelled from Ljubljana and who was subject to “free internment” but was nevertheless murdered by the Nazi regime

The stumbling blocks in Veneto give an overview of the stumbling blocks that remind of the fate of the people in the Italian region of Veneto who were murdered, deported, expelled or driven to suicide by the German National Socialists . The stumbling blocks were laid by Gunter Demnig .

Demnig has been laying Stolpersteine ​​in Veneto on a regular basis since January 2014. The term stumbling blocks means in Italian: pietre d'inciampo .

Stumbling blocks

According to Demnig's website, the laying in Venice took place on January 12, 2014, January 14, 2015 and January 19, 2016. The first stumbling block to be laid in Veneto is dedicated to engineer Bartolomeo Melone and is located on Campo SS. Apostoli in Venice . The relocations in Costa di Rovigo and Padova took place on January 19, 2016.

New relocations have been announced for Mirano on January 19th and for Venice on January 20th, 2017. The following city names are linked to the respective stumbling block list.

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Commons : stumbling blocks in Padua  - collection of images
Commons : Stumbling Blocks in Venice  - Collection of Images