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[25] Wettin Column

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Monument for the fallen Wurzens in the German/French War 1870/71 (formerly referred to as Victory or Warrior monument)

02.09.1889 Inauguration of the monument on the occasion of the 800th anniversary of the House of Wettin

Sept. 1958 Demolition of the monument and hidden storage at the water tower

1990-1992 Recovery and restoration of pedestal and column

1995-1996 Provisional reconstruction of the main parts of the monument at the edge of the square with the support of Wurzen companies and private individuals

2015 Installation at the original location at the intersection of the main street axes as part of the redesign of the Wettin Square, restoration and completion of the monument with a base of the pedestal and intermediate plate as well as arrangement of seating steps, indirect ground lighting

Obelisk: Black-Green Olivine-Syenite from the Fichtel Mountains

Medallions: Emperor Wilhelm I (1797-1888), Saxon King Albert (1828-1902)

Inscriptions: Names of the Wurzen who fell in the German-French War 1870/71