Parapet
2011-06-29
Ashes
Here lie the ashes of Heinrich, heir apparent to the County of Saarbrücken, who died in a riding accident in 1797, aged 29. In his will, he asked that his remains be brought to the family palace on Halberg Hill, Saarbrücken. In 1976, this wish was fulfilled.
2011-06-28
Schloss Halberg
This location, at the top of a large hill, is where the Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken built a Baroque palace in the 18th century. The palace was totally destroyed in the Great French War. At the end of the 19th century, Carl Ferdinand von Stumm-Halberg, a coal magnate, had this Neogothic building constructed. It is now the home of Saarländische Rundfunk (Saarland Broadcasting).
2011-06-22
Ossi nostalgia
A badge found on the Trabbi (2011-06-21), recalling life before the Wende.
Ossi; “East German”.
Wende: “turn”, “change”.
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