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Landsweiler-Reden
(Gemeinde Schiffweiler)
Lkr. Neunkirchen
Saarland

Am Bergwerk Reden

Denkmal für die Opfer des Grubenunglücks 1907

Memorial to the Victims of the Mining Accident 1907

On 28 January 1907, a firedamp explosion followed by a pulverized coal blast took place at the Reden mine, killing at least 149 miners. The cause of this disaster remained unknown.

artist unknown
c. 1910?

Landsweiler-Reden / Denkmal für die Opfer des Grubenunglücks 1907

Description

Monument with a relief depicting a miner standing in a tunnel in front of a coal-filled lore and a child in front of a grave stone with the hopeful message "Durch Todesnacht bricht ewige Morgenröte" (The Eternal Dawn breaks the Death's Night). To the left and the right the names of the 150 casualties.
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Inscription(s)

Den 150 braven Knappen, am 28. Januar 1907 auf dem
Felde der Arbeit gefallen, zum ehrenden Angedenken

Sculptor

Unknown artist. Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know.

Sources & Information

Industrie-Kultur-Ansichten, Projekte, Landsweiler-Reden.
Lukas Rauber, Bergmannsdenkmäler und Denkmäler für tödlich verunglückte Bergleute / des monuments miniers.

Locatie (N 49°20'56" - E 7°6'42") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: desl047; Photograph: 30 May 2019
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