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Herford
(Stadt Herford)
Lkr. Herford
Nordrhein-Westfalen

Wilhelmsplatz

Widukind

Widukind or Wittekind, Germanic leader of the Saxons and the chief opponent of the Frankish king Charlemagne during the Saxon Wars from 777 to 785
(Wikipedia)

Heinrich Wefing & Walter Kruse
Guß Straßacker (Süßen)
1959

Description

Equestrian statue of Widukind.
The present statue is made in 1959 by Walter Kruse after the original statue by Heinrich Wefing, which was molten in 1943

Sculptors

Walter Kruse, German sculptor in Bochum.
Heinrich Wefing (Eickum bei Herford 1854 - Berlin 1920), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Herford, Stadtführung, Denkmale.

Locatie (N 52°7'7" - E 8°40'16") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw301; Photograph: 2 April 2014
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