Ludwigshafen (memorial)
Description of commemoration
The memorial is located in the square which is adjacent to today’s town hall and shopping gallery. In the past, this used to be the main railway station from which Roma and Sinti were deported to concentration camps.
The memorial has the form of a three-sided sandstone column. On the front wall there is a bronze plaque with an inscription in German.
On the right side of the memorial, an additional road sign was installed, pointing to the south-French village of Gurs (“Gurs 1168 km”), where a Gypsy internment camp was located. Considering this information, we can conclude that Gypsies were deported from Ludwigshafen not only to concentration camps in Poland, but also in France. Unfortunately, I did not find any details on this topic.
Inscriptions
In German:
Zum Gedenken / an die Deportation / der Sinti und Roma / aus der Pfalz, / Nordbaden / und Rheinhessen / vom früheren Hauptbahnhof / Ludwigshafen / in die Konzentrationslager / in Polen / am 16.Mai.1940.
Translation:
Commemoration of the deportation of the Sinti and Roma from Palatinate, Nordbaden and Rheinhessen, from the former main railway station Ludwigshafen to a concentration camp in Poland on May 16, 1940.
Date of the unveiling
July 19, 1993
Author
Hans-Günther Thiele
Initiator
Verband Deutscher Sinti und Roma – Landesverband Rheinland Pfalz
Address
Rathausplatz, 67059 Ludwigshafen, Germany
Location
49°29’06.3″N 8°26’39.6″E
49.485070, 8.444336
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Materials
Gallery
