Heuesel Menden - Sankt Augustin, NRW, Germany
Posted by: argus1972
N 50° 47.347 E 007° 09.914
32U E 370676 N 5627978
Eselskulptur am Busbahnhof Menden
Waymark Code: WMYJMK
Location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Date Posted: 06/21/2018
Views: 4
At the market square in Menden there is a statue of a donkey at a green area next to the bus stops.
The sculpture was created in the 1980s by Heide Dobberkau.
The "Heuesel" (Hay Donkey) may be called the "heraldic animal" of Menden. The origin lies in the fact that the donkeys were allowed to recover from the work at Drachenfels (used for stone transport, among other things) on the "Mendener Eselsweiden" (pasture for the donkeys).
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Heuesel
Figure Type: Animal
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Heide Dobberkau
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1980s
Materials used: cast bronze
Location: "Marktplatz" Menden
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