Hakenberg Victory Column

The Hakenberg Victory Column is a 36-metre tall monument with an observation deck at Hakenberg near Fehrbellin in Brandenburg, Germany.

Hakenberg Victory Column
Germany
Hakenberg Victory Column
For Victory of Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg, over the troops of occupying Sweden in the Battle of Fehrbellin (1675)
Established1879 (1879)
Location52°46′16″N 12°49′44″E / 52.77111°N 12.82889°E / 52.77111; 12.82889

near 
Designed byPaul Emmanuel Spieker

It was designed by Paul Emmanuel Spieker and built between 1875 and 1879. It commemorates the victory of Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg, over the troops of occupying Sweden in the Battle of Fehrbellin (1675). It is made out of bricks and sandstone [1].

See also

edit


  1. ^ "BLDAM Database of monuments in Brandenburg". ns.gis-bldam-brandenburg.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-10-17.