Creating a place of remembrance for the victims of euthanasia

A framework concept for the memorial and future location is available. In 2022/2023, an urban and open space planning ideas competition was also held and prizes awarded. As part of a joint research project, the Institute for the History and Ethics of Medicine at Friedrich-Alexander University (FAU) and the Erlangen City Archives are investigating the events at the sanatorium and nursing home between 1933 and 1945. The project is divided into two phases (start of the first phase in 2019 - completion of the second phase expected in 2025). The collected findings and ideas will be incorporated into the realization of the memorial site. The City of Erlangen, FAU and the University Hospital will manage the project with national and international expertise over the coming years until it is ready for exhibition. A joint coordination office is currently being prepared. The establishment of a foundation is being prepared in parallel.

The time frame will be concretized with the development of a concept for the memorial site.

Competition: 200,000 euros Research project: project phase 1 117,000 euros, project phase 2 150,000 euros Concept consolidation and coordination office (pro rata financing): 79,000 euros

To accompany the process, a "Forum Erinnerungs- und Zukunftsort Heil- und Pflegeanstalt Erlangen" was founded in 2020. In addition to various interest groups, interested citizens are also represented here. The forum meets in public. Discussion and information events are held throughout the duration of the process.

City council resolutions of March 28, 2019, December 28, 2020 and June 24, 2021 and July 27, 2023