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Leipzig
Stadt Leipzig
Sachsen

Park am Schwanenteich
(Opernhaus, Rückseite)

Theodor Körner

Dresden 1791 - near Gadebusch in Mecklenburg 1813
German poet and soldier
(Wikipedia)

Fritz Zalisz
1935 (replica 2000)

Description

Plaque with portrait and text.

Inscription(s)

An dieser Stelle
- dem früheren Schneckenberg -
weilte Theodor Körner
am 24. am Ostermond 1813
und schrieb
sein berühmtes Lied
«Das ist Lützow's
wilde verwegene Jagd»

At this place
- the former Schneckenberg -
Theodor Körner stayed
on the 24th of April 1813
and wrote
his famous song
"This is Lützow's
wild daring hunt"

Signature

FR. ZALISZ

Sculptor

Joseph Fritz Zalisz (Gera 1893 - Holzhausen 1971), German painter, graphic artist, sculptor and poet (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Leipzig-Lexikon, Denkmale.

Locatie (N 51°20'27" - E 12°22'54") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: desn074; Photograph: 4 September 2022
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