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Wehrhafter Schmied Monument
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September 20, 2025
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The monument depicts the blacksmith with his hammer raised, powerful and determined, as a symbol of the courage, resilience, and the will to freedom of the citizens of Aachen.
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July 21, 2018
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The "Wehrhafter Schmied" (Resilient Blacksmith) is a monument dating from 1909 located on Jakobstrasse in Aachen. Legend has it that in the second half of the 13th century, an Aachen blacksmith repelled an attack by the Count of Jülich on the Free Imperial City of Aachen... Or was it a butcher?
For more information, visit denkmalplatz.de/wehrhafter-schmied-in-aachen or de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wehrhafter_Schmied
For more information, visit denkmalplatz.de/wehrhafter-schmied-in-aachen or de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wehrhafter_Schmied
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Elevation 230 m
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