Düsseldorf
Mettmann
Erkrath

Obelisk Mahnmal

Obelisk Mahnmal is a memorial in , , . Obelisk Mahnmal is situated nearby to the railway stop , as well as near .
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Inscription: “AN DIESER STELLE STARBEN IM MAI 1945 SIEBEN ERKRATHER JUNGEN IM ALTER VON 7 Bis 14 JAHREN DURCH DIE EXPLOSION HIER GELAGERTER KRIEGSMUNITION. DER OBELISK WURDE ERRICHTET VON DEN ERCRODER JONGES, ALS MAHNMAL GEGEN DIE SCHRECKEN DES KRIEGES UND ZUR ...”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Erkrath Nord station and Sankt Johannes der Täufer (Erkrath).

Railway stop
Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn station in the town of in the German state of . It was opened between 1905/14 on the last section of the Düsseldorf-Derendorf–Dortmund Süd railway from Mettmann station to the Rhenish Railway Company's station, opened on 15 September 1879.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 1 km south of Obelisk Mahnmal.

Church
Photo: Beckstet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 1 km south of Obelisk Mahnmal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Erkrath and Düsseldorf-Gerresheim.

Town
Photo: Darkstar1970, CC BY 3.0.
is a town in the , in , .

Suburb
Gerresheim is one of the City of , 's fifty quarters. Part of Borough 7, it is located in the eastern part of the municipality. Gerresheim is much older than Düsseldorf itself, having been an independent city with a rich history for over 1,000 years. is situated 3½ km west of Obelisk Mahnmal.

Neighborhood
Photo: Marek Gehrmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighborhood, which is situated 3½ km west of Obelisk Mahnmal.

Obelisk Mahnmal

Latitude
51.22999° or 51° 13′ 48″ north
Longitude
6.91118° or 6° 54′ 40″ east
Open location code
9F386WH6+XF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 797970574
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
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Highlights include Reitstall Hanten and Wasserburg Haus Brück.

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