The Baden Revolution was the longest, starting in Offenburg on
September 12, 1847, with a paper:
Thirteen demands of the people of Baden that called for democratic
government changes and ended in Fort Rastatt on Juli 23, 1849, with the fall
of this last revolutionary refuge. Carl Schurz, well known in the States, escaped his imprisonment and shooting
according to martial law through the sewer system at the last minute. You
may want to read more about
the Badische Revolution in German.
Already last Sunday afternoon on April 16, about 300 people walked from Günterstal to the Freiburger Rathaus (town hall) and commemorated the skirmish, visiting three historical places on their way:
Already last Sunday afternoon on April 16, about 300 people walked from Günterstal to the Freiburger Rathaus (town hall) and commemorated the skirmish, visiting three historical places on their way:
The Dortu-Mausoleum (read more) at the old Wiehre cemetery. |
The location of the last barricade is at the Schwabentor (Swabian gate). |
Having left Günterstal, the 2013 revolutionists followed the historical trail and approached the memorial site. |
Many heads with more or less gray hair constrain the view. The guy in front is rapping the Revolution. To his right, you can see the by-now mossy memorial stone. The gentleman holding the mike and the people in the back with their black-red-golden ribbons are the organizers of the memorial march.
To the left, the man with the tie is Freiburg's Social-Democrat MP
Gernot Ehrler
(whom you met in an earlier blog). He, too, said a few words about the historical implications of the aborted
fight for freedom and democracy in 1848. The upcoming federal election in
September oblige. According to Gernot Erler, the word combination
social and democracy was first used, and its meaning was
explained in Der Festungs-Bote No 10 (Newspaper of Fort Rastatt),
published July 18, 1849.
Some participants wore historical-looking outfits ... |
... and made a terrible noise firing blank cartridges. |
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