Books from the city archive on the open day.

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Historical interest & commemoration

Erlangen has a long history with both positive and negative historical events. Here you will find an overview of the memorial sites, current projects and events, such as the "Day of the Monument".

Memorials

Stumbling stones with white roses in Erlangen.
Holocaust remembrance, Stumbling blocks

Holocaust remembrance and new stumbling blocks

Never again war - never again fascism: the day of the liberation of Auschwitz is commemorated worldwide on January 27.

Wreath-laying ceremony for Michael Poeschke on the 20th anniversary of his death on May 10, 1979
Commemoration, Lewin and Poeschke murder

In memory of: Shlomo Lewin and Frida Poeschke

40 years of the Lewin and Poeschke murders: Frida Poeschke and Shlomo Lewin were murdered on December 19, 1980. Both had worked for many years for dialog between Jews and Christians, for tolerance and against fascism and anti-Semitism.

Old postcard: Aerial view of the sanatorium and nursing home.
Shaping remembrance, Place of remembrance, Nazi "euthanasia, HuPflA

Learning and memorial site for the victims of Nazi "euthanasia"

During the National Socialist era, 905 patients from the sanatorium and nursing home were murdered in the Hartheim/Linz and Pirna-Sonnenstein killing centers. In addition, around 1906 patients died between 1939 and 1945, at least 700 of them from "starvation diet" and structural neglect.

A stone framed by red roses and a photo.

Stumbling block for student Athanas Berow

A political upheaval in his home country was presumably his undoing. The "Stumbling Stones against Forgetting" commemorate the victims of National Socialism.

Latest news

Ansbach Administrative Court building
Volunteering, Honorary judges, Judge, Judge, Choice, Administrative judge, Administrative judge, Administrative court, VG, VG Ansbach

Election of the honorary administrative judges in 2024

This year we are again looking for honorary judges for the Administrative Court in Ansbach for the term of office from 01.04.2025 to 31.03.2030 - Apply now!

Person with tattoos
Volunteering, the companions, Godfather, Educational sponsorship, Educational sponsor, Children and young people, Education, School

Education mentors wanted

Support a child or young person with school-related issues and accompany their personal development with your valuable experience.

Carpentry work.

Major IN AKTION engagement day in Erlangen for the first time

Institutions in Erlangen were supported. At the same time, space was created for encounters between non-profit organizations and companies.

platen
City archive, Municipal archive, History, Platen, Poet, City guide, Platen cottage, Castle Hill

Opening hours of the Platenhäuschen 2024

The so-called "Platenhäuschen", the summer retreat of August Graf von Platen (1796-1835) in Erlangen, will also be open to visitors in 2024.

Conversation

Ten clubs successfully change their structures

"Coaching" supports the work. Clubs can still apply for the next round until May 15.