Routes

Route planner

Features

Product updates

Get the App

Discover

Places to see

Germany

Thuringia

Landkreis Weimarer Land

Buchenwald Memorial Sculpture Group

Discover

Places to see

Germany

Thuringia

Landkreis Weimarer Land

Buchenwald Memorial Sculpture Group

Recommended by 316 hikers out of 323

Save

Location: Landkreis Weimarer Land, Thuringia, Germany

Save

See hikes here

Take Me There

Hikes here

Best Hikes to Buchenwald Memorial Sculpture Group

4.6

(38)

162

hikers

1. Buchenwald Memorial Bell Tower – Ettersburg Castle loop from Ettersberg-Siedlung

11.3km

03:05

170m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Intermediate

4.6

(28)

127

hikers

2. Buchenwald Memorial Bell Tower – Ettersburg Castle loop from Hottelstedt

12.3km

03:23

200m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Intermediate

5.0

(4)

hikers

3. Buchenwald Concentration Camp Memorial – Buchenwald Memorial loop from Ettersburg

10.5km

02:56

200m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Intermediate

Tips

OnnoRingering

November 3, 2022

The bronze sculpture refers to the many victims of the Buchenwald concentration camp up to 1945. The victims of the Soviet special camp No. 2, which was located on the Ettersberg between 1945 and 1950, played no role at that time.

The political and art-political disputes surrounding Fritz Cremer's group of figures prevented the monument from being completed quickly. Between 1952 and 1954 the artist presented three draft versions of the sculpture. In the course of the work he designed a total of 42 individual figures.

monumente-online.de/de/sendungen/2014/3/politiks-figurentheater.php

Translated by Google •

Stefanie & Luna 👫🏻🐶

July 11, 2021

It consists of the "Tower of Freedom", which can be seen from afar, a group of figures by the sculptor Fritz Cremer (1906-1993), a path of stelae and prisoner graves. The memorial was the first national monument of the GDR and is considered by historians today as a testimony to the SED historical policy and the anti-fascist founding myth of the SED state.

Translated by Google •

Matthi 🧗🏻

April 2, 2021

On the southern slope of the Ettersberg in Weimar, a memorial visible from afar indicates the many victims of the Buchenwald concentration camp. The memorial is crowned impressively by the sculptural group erected by Fritz Cremer in 1954-58 in memory of the prisoners.

Source: monumente-online.de/de/anders/2014/3/politisches-figurentheater.php

Translated by Google •

Details

Informations

Elevation 440 m

Weather

Today

Monday 15 September

23°C

13°C

10 %

If you start your activity now...

Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

Most visited during

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

See hikes here

Take Me There

Location: Landkreis Weimarer Land, Thuringia, Germany

Buchenwald Memorial Sculpture Group

1. Buchenwald Memorial Bell Tower – Ettersburg Castle loop from Ettersberg-Siedlung

2. Buchenwald Memorial Bell Tower – Ettersburg Castle loop from Hottelstedt

3. Buchenwald Concentration Camp Memorial – Buchenwald Memorial loop from Ettersburg

Other Popular Places to Check Out

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️