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The third of the slabs a German district gave its Polish partner county in 2009, in a town hoping the monument would bring visitors to a remote border region.
One of three monuments that travelled from the German district of Oberhavel to the Polish county of Biała Podlaska at the end of March 2009, on the initiative of the district administrator Karl-Heinz Schröter. The other two went to Kobylany and, in August of that year, to Terespol, where Lech Wałęsa attended the unveiling.
The Polish county administrator, Tadeusz Łazowski, was candid about what he wanted from them: more tourist interest in a region that lies well off any route. That is worth recording plainly, because most of the catalogue's monuments are explained only in the language of commemoration, and the two motives usually travel together.
The concrete itself came from the border between the Oberhavel municipality of Glienicke and the Berlin district of Reinickendorf — the ring around West Berlin rather than the inner-city Wall.
How did it get here?
A gift from the German district of Oberhavel; from the Glienicke–Reinickendorf section of the border.
Sources & verification
Federal Foundation — Berlin Wall worldwide, site entry ↗
The slab set up at Międzyrzec Podlaski as one of the three 2009 Oberhavel gifts, Tadeusz Łazowski's hope of attracting tourism, and the Glienicke–Reinickendorf origin.
Source accessed 2026-09-17
Federal Foundation — Berlin Wall worldwide ↗
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.
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