The plaque informs us that from the 19th century until around 1990, children were sent away to health resorts in large numbers (without family supervision) and that many did not return healthy but traumatized. The stele commemorates their suffering.

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This memorial sculpture was erected this spring and is intended to "make the unspoken visible" and encourage communication on the topic of "children's health cures".
For years, Bad Sassendorf was …

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Location: Bad Sassendorf, Kreis Soest, Arnsberg District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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