The Germania was first erected in Peine in 1875. It has only been at its current location since 1990.
Germania is a sandstone sculpture by the sculptor Carl Ferdinand Hartzer from Celle. It was first erected on the market square in Peine on September 2, 1875 and represents the female embodiment of Germania - adorned with a crown, sword and victory wreath. It was intended as a symbol of victory after the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71 (Battle of Sedan, 01.09.1870). The figure stretches its right hand (with the laurel wreath now removed) towards the sky, while the left hand holds the sword.
The sculpture bears the inscription: "To your sons of the town of Peine who fell in the war of 1870/71." In 1952, the monument was moved from Peine's market square to Herzberg (Kastanienallee). On November 22, 1990, it was moved to Sedanstrasse.
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