Kriegerdenkmal - Saarburg, Germany
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member dreamhummie
N 49° 36.438 E 006° 32.780
32U E 322733 N 5497861
WWI Memorial on the wall of the elementary school "St. Laurentius" at Heckingstraße 13 in Saarburg, Germany.
Waymark Code: WM16HY8
Location: Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Date Posted: 08/08/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Grahame Cookie
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About 2 meters above street level.
A fire helmet with the inscription "Freiwillige Feuerwehr Saarburg" under it.
And the German Cross with a crown and the letter W and the year 1914.
Normally there would have been a commemorative plaque underneath, but unfortunately it was no longer there.
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The unofficial "Database of cultural assets in the Trier region" (visit link) reads:

"On the street side at the central risalit of the school, which was opened in 1900, a war memorial for those of the fire department who died in the First World War."
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 07/28/1914

Private or Public Monument?: Other

Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Unknown

Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe

Website for this Monument: [Web Link]

Physical Address of Monument:
Heckingstraße 13
Saarburg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
54439


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