Reminder in Heidenau against resolution against new stumbling blocks
Quick Look
- In Heidenau, around 200 people took part in a memorial to protest against the city council's decision not to lay any new stumbling blocks in public spaces.
- The AKuBiz association initiated the campaign to remember the people for whom stumbling blocks were planned.
- The resolution, which was approved by a majority of the AfD and CDU at the end of September, stipulates that the commemoration will take place in the northern cemetery in order to exclude direct access to the stones.
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Why It Matters
The decision of the Heidenau city council at the end of September not to lay any new stumbling blocks in public spaces was approved by a majority of the AfD and CDU. Instead, the commemoration should take place in the northern cemetery in order to exclude direct access to the stones. The AKuBiz association, which is based in Pirna and is active in democracy and remembrance work, initiated a memorial to protest against this decision and to remember the people for whom stumbling blocks were planned.
In Heidenau, Saxony, numerous people joined a vigil. The event is in connection with the decision against new stumbling blocks in Heidenau in public spaces. "The Heidenau city council's decision not to have any more stumbling blocks laid in the city caused anger and disappointment not only among us," said the AKuBiz association, which initiated the campaign.
Many expressions of outrage and offers of support were received. In addition, the reminder was intended to commemorate the people for whom stumbling blocks were planned. The Pirna-based association says it is active in democracy and remembrance work. According to him, around 200 people joined the vigil. The police initially did not provide any information about the number of participants.
At the end of September, the small town's city council majority approved a corresponding proposal from the AfD and CDU to stop laying stumbling blocks in public streets. Instead, the commemoration should preferably take place in the city's northern cemetery, so that "direct entry into the memorial elements is excluded," the decision said. The decision sparked criticism and discussions nationwide.
According to AKuBiz, there are five stumbling blocks in Heidenau. The first was moved in August 2021 for the first mayor of the city, which was newly founded in 1924, Paul Gröger. Gröger therefore refused to raise the swastika flag in 1933. He was taken to the Hohnstein concentration camp and mistreated. There he took his own life.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Legal action is being taken against the Heidenau City Council's decision.
Possible · Within months
There will be further commemorative events and protests in Heidenau and the surrounding area.
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- How will the city council's decision be legally reviewed?
- Are there plans to take legal action against the decision?
- How is the memorial work at the Nordfriedhof specifically designed?
- Will there be more protests or commemorations?
