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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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