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Granite boulder / To the victims of fascism

Granite boulder / To the victims of fascism Square situation

Granite boulder / To the victims of fascism

1981

Square situation


"In 1981, the memorial stone with the inscription 'TO THE VICTIMS OF FASCISM' was erected. It is made of granite from Flossenbürg. Prisoners in the Flossenbürg concentration camp were forced to perform slave labor in the quarry." (...) "Since 1908, the square was called 'Wodanplatz'. In 1932, at the suggestion of Mayor Hermann Luppe, it was renamed 'Friedrich-Ebert-Platz,' a change the National Socialists reversed a year later. In 1946, the square was renamed 'Platz der Opfer des Faschismus' (Square of the Victims of Fascism). After this renaming, there were repeated heated debates about the appropriate design and use of the square. For example, a memorial was called for from 1946 onwards, which was finally realized in 1981 with a granite boulder. In 2021, a major redesign of the area around the boulder took place." The new information panel is intended to provide a more detailed explanation of the site. (...) News from the Town Hall / No. 529 / May 9, 2025 See also: https://www.nuernberg.de/presse/mitteilungen/pm_25398.html

Location: Nuremberg, Square of the Victims of Fascism

Material: Granite

photo 2026, Theo Noll

Granite boulder / To the victims of fascism Square situation (photo and Google Maps)

Granite boulder / To the victims of fascism

1981

Square situation (photo and Google Maps)


"In 1981, the memorial stone with the inscription 'TO THE VICTIMS OF FASCISM' was erected. It is made of granite from Flossenbürg. Prisoners in the Flossenbürg concentration camp were forced to perform slave labor in the quarry." (...) "Since 1908, the square was called 'Wodanplatz'. In 1932, at the suggestion of Mayor Hermann Luppe, it was renamed 'Friedrich-Ebert-Platz,' a change the National Socialists reversed a year later. In 1946, the square was renamed 'Platz der Opfer des Faschismus' (Square of the Victims of Fascism). After this renaming, there were repeated heated debates about the appropriate design and use of the square. For example, a memorial was called for from 1946 onwards, which was finally realized in 1981 with a granite boulder. In 2021, a major redesign of the area around the boulder took place." The new information panel is intended to provide a more detailed explanation of the site. (...) News from the Town Hall / No. 529 / May 9, 2025 See also: https://www.nuernberg.de/presse/mitteilungen/pm_25398.html

Location: Nuremberg, Square of the Victims of Fascism

Material: Granite

photo 2026, Theo Noll

Granite boulder / To the victims of fascism Location

Granite boulder / To the victims of fascism

1981

Location


"In 1981, the memorial stone with the inscription 'TO THE VICTIMS OF FASCISM' was erected. It is made of granite from Flossenbürg. Prisoners in the Flossenbürg concentration camp were forced to perform slave labor in the quarry." (...) "Since 1908, the square was called 'Wodanplatz'. In 1932, at the suggestion of Mayor Hermann Luppe, it was renamed 'Friedrich-Ebert-Platz,' a change the National Socialists reversed a year later. In 1946, the square was renamed 'Platz der Opfer des Faschismus' (Square of the Victims of Fascism). After this renaming, there were repeated heated debates about the appropriate design and use of the square. For example, a memorial was called for from 1946 onwards, which was finally realized in 1981 with a granite boulder. In 2021, a major redesign of the area around the boulder took place." The new information panel is intended to provide a more detailed explanation of the site. (...) News from the Town Hall / No. 529 / May 9, 2025 See also: https://www.nuernberg.de/presse/mitteilungen/pm_25398.html

Location: Nuremberg, Square of the Victims of Fascism

Material: Granite

photo 2026, Theo Noll

Granite boulder / To the victims of fascism Side view from the east

Granite boulder / To the victims of fascism

1981

Side view from the east


"In 1981, the memorial stone with the inscription 'TO THE VICTIMS OF FASCISM' was erected. It is made of granite from Flossenbürg. Prisoners in the Flossenbürg concentration camp were forced to perform slave labor in the quarry." (...) "Since 1908, the square was called 'Wodanplatz'. In 1932, at the suggestion of Mayor Hermann Luppe, it was renamed 'Friedrich-Ebert-Platz,' a change the National Socialists reversed a year later. In 1946, the square was renamed 'Platz der Opfer des Faschismus' (Square of the Victims of Fascism). After this renaming, there were repeated heated debates about the appropriate design and use of the square. For example, a memorial was called for from 1946 onwards, which was finally realized in 1981 with a granite boulder. In 2021, a major redesign of the area around the boulder took place." The new information panel is intended to provide a more detailed explanation of the site. (...) News from the Town Hall / No. 529 / May 9, 2025 See also: https://www.nuernberg.de/presse/mitteilungen/pm_25398.html

Location: Nuremberg, Square of the Victims of Fascism

Material: Granite

photo 2026, Theo Noll

Granite boulder / To the victims of fascism Square with transport links

Granite boulder / To the victims of fascism

1981

Square with transport links


"In 1981, the memorial stone with the inscription 'TO THE VICTIMS OF FASCISM' was erected. It is made of granite from Flossenbürg. Prisoners in the Flossenbürg concentration camp were forced to perform slave labor in the quarry." (...) "Since 1908, the square was called 'Wodanplatz'. In 1932, at the suggestion of Mayor Hermann Luppe, it was renamed 'Friedrich-Ebert-Platz,' a change the National Socialists reversed a year later. In 1946, the square was renamed 'Platz der Opfer des Faschismus' (Square of the Victims of Fascism). After this renaming, there were repeated heated debates about the appropriate design and use of the square. For example, a memorial was called for from 1946 onwards, which was finally realized in 1981 with a granite boulder. In 2021, a major redesign of the area around the boulder took place." The new information panel is intended to provide a more detailed explanation of the site. (...) News from the Town Hall / No. 529 / May 9, 2025 See also: https://www.nuernberg.de/presse/mitteilungen/pm_25398.html

Location: Nuremberg, Square of the Victims of Fascism

Material: Granite

photo 2026, Theo Noll

Granite boulder / To the victims of fascism Memorial Stone

Granite boulder / To the victims of fascism

1981

Memorial Stone


"In 1981, the memorial stone with the inscription 'TO THE VICTIMS OF FASCISM' was erected. It is made of granite from Flossenbürg. Prisoners in the Flossenbürg concentration camp were forced to perform slave labor in the quarry." (...) "Since 1908, the square was called 'Wodanplatz'. In 1932, at the suggestion of Mayor Hermann Luppe, it was renamed 'Friedrich-Ebert-Platz,' a change the National Socialists reversed a year later. In 1946, the square was renamed 'Platz der Opfer des Faschismus' (Square of the Victims of Fascism). After this renaming, there were repeated heated debates about the appropriate design and use of the square. For example, a memorial was called for from 1946 onwards, which was finally realized in 1981 with a granite boulder. In 2021, a major redesign of the area around the boulder took place." The new information panel is intended to provide a more detailed explanation of the site. (...) News from the Town Hall / No. 529 / May 9, 2025 See also: https://www.nuernberg.de/presse/mitteilungen/pm_25398.html

Location: Nuremberg, Square of the Victims of Fascism

Material: Granite

photo 2026, Theo Noll

Granite boulder / To the victims of fascism Oblique view from the front

Granite boulder / To the victims of fascism

1981

Oblique view from the front


"In 1981, the memorial stone with the inscription 'TO THE VICTIMS OF FASCISM' was erected. It is made of granite from Flossenbürg. Prisoners in the Flossenbürg concentration camp were forced to perform slave labor in the quarry." (...) "Since 1908, the square was called 'Wodanplatz'. In 1932, at the suggestion of Mayor Hermann Luppe, it was renamed 'Friedrich-Ebert-Platz,' a change the National Socialists reversed a year later. In 1946, the square was renamed 'Platz der Opfer des Faschismus' (Square of the Victims of Fascism). After this renaming, there were repeated heated debates about the appropriate design and use of the square. For example, a memorial was called for from 1946 onwards, which was finally realized in 1981 with a granite boulder. In 2021, a major redesign of the area around the boulder took place." The new information panel is intended to provide a more detailed explanation of the site. (...) News from the Town Hall / No. 529 / May 9, 2025 See also: https://www.nuernberg.de/presse/mitteilungen/pm_25398.html

Location: Nuremberg, Square of the Victims of Fascism

Material: Granite

photo 2026, Theo Noll

Granite boulder / To the victims of fascism Inscription

Granite boulder / To the victims of fascism

1981

Inscription


"In 1981, the memorial stone with the inscription 'TO THE VICTIMS OF FASCISM' was erected. It is made of granite from Flossenbürg. Prisoners in the Flossenbürg concentration camp were forced to perform slave labor in the quarry." (...) "Since 1908, the square was called 'Wodanplatz'. In 1932, at the suggestion of Mayor Hermann Luppe, it was renamed 'Friedrich-Ebert-Platz,' a change the National Socialists reversed a year later. In 1946, the square was renamed 'Platz der Opfer des Faschismus' (Square of the Victims of Fascism). After this renaming, there were repeated heated debates about the appropriate design and use of the square. For example, a memorial was called for from 1946 onwards, which was finally realized in 1981 with a granite boulder. In 2021, a major redesign of the area around the boulder took place." The new information panel is intended to provide a more detailed explanation of the site. (...) News from the Town Hall / No. 529 / May 9, 2025 See also: https://www.nuernberg.de/presse/mitteilungen/pm_25398.html

Location: Nuremberg, Square of the Victims of Fascism

Material: Granite

photo 2026, Theo Noll

Granite boulder / To the victims of fascism Information Panel (reinstalled in 2025)

Granite boulder / To the victims of fascism

1981

Information Panel (reinstalled in 2025)


"In 1981, the memorial stone with the inscription 'TO THE VICTIMS OF FASCISM' was erected. It is made of granite from Flossenbürg. Prisoners in the Flossenbürg concentration camp were forced to perform slave labor in the quarry." (...) "Since 1908, the square was called 'Wodanplatz'. In 1932, at the suggestion of Mayor Hermann Luppe, it was renamed 'Friedrich-Ebert-Platz,' a change the National Socialists reversed a year later. In 1946, the square was renamed 'Platz der Opfer des Faschismus' (Square of the Victims of Fascism). After this renaming, there were repeated heated debates about the appropriate design and use of the square. For example, a memorial was called for from 1946 onwards, which was finally realized in 1981 with a granite boulder. In 2021, a major redesign of the area around the boulder took place." The new information panel is intended to provide a more detailed explanation of the site. (...) News from the Town Hall / No. 529 / May 9, 2025 See also: https://www.nuernberg.de/presse/mitteilungen/pm_25398.html

Location: Nuremberg, Square of the Victims of Fascism

Material: Granite

photo 2026, Theo Noll

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