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Bettelfrau Statue

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Bettelfrau Statue

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  • Location: Weilrod, Hochtaunuskreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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    June 7, 2024

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    Beggar woman
    The bronze sculpture "Beggar woman" by local artist Elmar Platzen dates from 2009.
    It refers to a local legend from 1706 about the orphan girl Emilie, whom the …
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    The bronze beggar woman was made by the artist Elmar Platzen. There is a legend from 1706 that the orphan girl Emilie, brought by Pastor Binz from Usingen, set fire to Konrad Heytmann's Neuweilnau paper mill out of unrequited love for his son Johann and froze to death as a beggar.
    When it is cold, the beggar woman is warmed with a warm blanket by the townspeople.
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