Koblenz Travel Tip:
German Corner (Deutsche Eck)
German Corner (Deutsche Eck)
Deutsche Eck (German Corner) is the name of a headland in Koblenz where the Mosel joins the Rhine. In 1897, nine years after the death of the German Emperor Wilhelm I, who was celebrated as the man who fought for the German union in several wars, the former emperor was honored with a giant equestrian statue at the named headland.
1945 the statue was badly damaged by an American artillery shell. Soon afterwards it was completely taken down. After the formation of the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic in 1949, the country was divided into a capitalist west and a socialist east. In order to express the deep wish for a united Germany, President Theodor Heuss turned the German Corner into a monument to German unity. As a result, the coats of arms of all German Länder (states), including those of former German territories such as Silesia, East Prussia and Pomerania, were installed. Replacing the destroyed equestrian statue, a German flag waved over the place..
Today, a big national flag and the flags of the 16 Länder are flying at the German Corner as a reminder of German unity. The three parts of the Berlin Wall are now dedicated to the “victims of the separation”. The self-portrayal of Germany can be reconstructed by looking at the history of the German Corner.
[ Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsches_Eck ]
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Address: 56068 Koblenz
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Location of German Corner (Deutsche Eck)
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