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Irmgardis von Aspel

Saint Irmgard of Süchteln

St. Irmgard of Süchteln, or of Cologne
c. 1000 - c. 1085
sovereign Countess of Aspel, 1013–1085
(Wikipedia)

Elly Fleiter
1998

Description

Statue of Irmgardis as a young woman in medieval dress.

Information Sign

IRMGARDIS
HERRSCHERIN VON ASPEL

geboren, um 1000 in Aspel
gestorben um 1085
im Kölner Dom beigesetzt

stiftete 1040 die Kirche in Haldern
und die Kirche in Rees
schenkte um 1075 das Land Aspel
an den Kölner Erzbischof

Rompilgerin

Bronzefigur
ein Geschenk der Stadtsparkasse Emmerich-Rees
für die Halderner Bürger anläßlich der
Eröffnung des Neubaues der Sparkasse in Haldern 1998

IRMGARDIS
RULER OF ASPEL

born around 1000 in Aspel
died around 1085
buried in Cologne Cathedral

founded the church in Haldern in 1040
and the church at Rees
gave the land of Aspel around 1075
to the Archbishop of Cologne

Rome pilgrim

Bronze figure
a present from the Stadtsparkasse Emmerich-Rees
to the citizens of Haldern on the occasion of the
opening of the new Sparkasse building in Haldern in 1998

Sculptor

Elly Fleiter.

Sources & Information

Stadt Rees, Skulpturenrundgang durch Rees (PDF on-line).

Locatie (N 51°46'31" - E 6°27'32") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw1061; Photograph: 2 August 2022
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