SFB-Bear - Berlin, Germany
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Bernd das Brot Team
N 52° 30.515 E 013° 15.469
33U E 381763 N 5819033
Mascot of a Berlin Broadcast Station
Waymark Code: WM11XF8
Location: Berlin, Germany
Date Posted: 01/04/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member monkeys4ever
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SFB stands for Sender Freies Berlin or Radio Free Berlin, the public radio and television service for West Berlin from 1954 until 2003. In 2003 the station merged with its East German counterpart into RBB (Radio Berlin Brandenburg).

The bear is Berlin's heraldic animal (As a matter of fact, Berlin was originally named Bear-lin). The SFB-Bear (SFB-Bär in German) was the station's mascot, appearing in credits and in cartoons during commercial breaks. In 2001, a 5th grade class at Mercator School in Berlin-Lichterfelde immortalized the bear with this statue.

The statue is catalogued as part of the Buddy-Bear series, although it looks different than the usually standing-up Buddy Bears. The idea of Buddy Bears started in 2001. By now, there are hundreds of them all over town.

Additional Coordinates: N 52° 30.502 W 013° 16.520

Name of statue: SFB-Bär

Name of creator: 5th grade students in Berlin-Lichterfelde

Material: Fiberglas

Date created: 2001
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