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An element from the border at Pankow, bought by the town's cultural society for 2,500 marks and dedicated on the Berliner Platz on 3 October 1992.
The Kulturverein Fritzlar's account of the project begins with Oberstleutnant Hubert Cramer, who after the fall of the Wall supervised the demolition in the border area at Pankow and had a number of elements, 2.70 by 1.30 metres, taken to his home town of Blomberg, where the Lions Club offered them for sale for a good cause. The Kulturverein asked the town for permission to set one up on the Berliner Platz, which was granted; the firm Discher und Popp erected it, so the society had only to raise 2,500 DM to buy it. It was dedicated on the Day of German Unity, 3 October 1992, and the society describes it as completing an ensemble, with a memorial stone to the division of the capital set up in 1968 and the Jewish cemetery, in which recent German history is reflected.
On 8 September 2013, the Day of the Open Monument, a two-panel board was unveiled on the Berliner Platz, by then rebuilt as a roundabout, explaining the milestone ('Berlin 419 km') and the piece of the Wall on one side and the events in Berlin from 1945 to 1989 on the other. Pro Fritzlar, which reported it, says the history society, the Kulturverein and Pro Fritzlar took up the idea and the Magistrat approved it in June that year. Nothing later than 2013 has been read.
How did it get here?
From the border area at Pankow; brought to Blomberg by Oberstleutnant Hubert Cramer, sold by the Lions Club Blomberg and bought by the Kulturverein Fritzlar for 2,500 DM in 1992.
Sources
Listed by the Berlin Wall Archive as #133.
Berliner Mauerstück (1992) — Kulturverein Fritzlar (Wayback Machine copy) ↗
The society's project sheet: elements of 2.70 x 1.30 m from the border area at Pankow, taken to Blomberg by Oberstleutnant Hubert Cramer and sold by the Lions Club Blomberg; the Kulturverein obtained permission to set one up on the Berliner Platz, Discher und Popp erected it, and the society paid 2,500 DM; dedicated on 3 October 1992, completing an ensemble with the 1968 memorial stone to the divided capital and the Jewish cemetery.
Institutional sourceSource accessed 2026-09-17
Projekte — Kulturverein Fritzlar (Wayback Machine copy) ↗
The society's project list, as archived in March 2021: 'Berliner Mauer (1992) – Aufstellung eines Originalelements von der Berliner Mauer auf dem Berliner Platz'.
Institutional sourceSource accessed 2026-09-17
Jahr 2013 — Pro Fritzlar e.V. (Wayback Machine copy) ↗
On 8 September 2013, the Tag des Offenen Denkmals, a two-panel board was unveiled on the Berliner Platz explaining the milestone ('Berlin 419 km') and the Berlin Wall piece and, on the right, events in Berlin from 1945 to 1989; taken up by the Geschichtsverein, the Kulturverein and Pro Fritzlar and approved by the Magistrat in June 2013; the square had been rebuilt as a roundabout.
Institutional sourceSource accessed 2026-09-17
Berlin Wall Archive ↗
The source lists this place as a Berlin Wall location. Coordinates, where supplied, are source-reported and may represent a general area. This is not independent verification of authenticity, current presence, or public access.
Inventory listingSource accessed 2026-09-17 · Source record 133
Source-reported segments: 1. This is not a separately verified count.
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