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Germania Memorial

Alexander Calandrelli
1872

Description

Marble allegorical figure of Germania. She wears the crown of the German empire and a shield the coat-of-arms of the German empire.
The memorial was erected on the occasion of the reestablishment of the German Empire in 1871 and to commemorate those who died in the German-Danish War in 1864, in the war with Austria in 1866 and in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/1871.

Identical Germania's are in Eltville am Rhein (Hessen) (from 1882) and Tettenweis (Bavaria) (from 1902).

Inscription(s)

Ihren tapferen
sieggekronten
Söhnen
die Stadt
Gröningen

To its brave
victorious
sons,
the town of
Gröningen

Signature

calandrelli fec. 1872

Memorial - list of names

We have photos of the list(s) of the names on this memorial. Contact us if you want to see these lists. (contact form)

Sculptor

Alexander Calandrelli (Berlin 1834 - Lankwitz 1903), German sculptor of Italian descent (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Verbandsgemeinde Westliche Börde, Denkmäler-Kirchen.

Locatie (N 51°56'15" - E 11°12'55") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: desa122; Photograph: 30 August 2022
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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