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Papiermännchen Statue (Gottfried Adolf Behrend), Fulda

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Papiermännchen Statue (Gottfried Adolf Behrend), Fulda

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Papiermännchen Statue (Gottfried Adolf Behrend), Fulda

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    October 2, 2021

    On Rabanusstraße in front of the administration building of the Sparkasse Fulda there is an often overlooked bronze statue by the artist Johannes Kirsch. It represents the Fulda citizen Gottfried Adolf Behrend (1840-1910). The sculpture shows him with a large sack around his shoulders and a paper pick in his hand. These symbols have a special meaning. For the trained coppersmith Behrend, who became known as the "paper man" in Fulda, the pension was "too high to die and too low to live". So he started collecting rubbish on public land for the city administration to supplement his livelihood. He can thus be regarded as Fulda's first environmentalist. And so he is still supposed to remind the residents and visitors of Fulda to take care of their environment and to keep the city clean.
    Source: www2.hs-fulda.de/~klingebiel/fd-sculpture/fd22.htm

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      October 25, 2021

      A beautiful statue with a very special message or meaning.

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        December 22, 2022

        I've walked past the sculpture many times, but didn't know that Johannes Kirsch created it. Unfortunately he has already passed away.

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