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Gedenktafel an die Vertreibung aus Ullersdorf

Commemorative plaque of the expulsion from Ullersdorf

artist unknown
before 2016

Melle / Gedenktafel an die Vertreibung aus Ullersdorf

Description

Plaque with a relief depicting a mother with three children leaving Ullersdorf with church and obelisk.
The present Polish name of Ullersdorf is Ołdrzychowice Kłodzkie. The obelisk was a cast-iron column in honour of Queen Louise from the early 19th century.

Inscription(s)

ZUR ERINNERUNG
an unsere unvergessene
heimatgemeinde
ULLERSDORF
an der biele
GRAFSCHAFT GLATZ
SCHLESIEN
aus der wir 1946
vertrieben wurden
st.-matthäus-gemeinde melle:
stätte der ullersdorfer heimattreffen

In memory
to our unforgotten
home community
Ullersdorf
on the Biele
County of Glatz
Silesia
from which we were
expelled in 1946
St. Matthäus parish of Melle:
place of the Ullersdorf reunion

Sculptor

Unknown artist. Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know.

Sources & Information

Digiwalk, Gedenktafel an die Vertreibung aus Ullersdorf.
Traces of War, Monument Verdreven Inwoners Ullersdorf an der Biele.

Locatie (N 52°12'9" - E 8°20'11") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dens557; Photograph: 27 July 2024
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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