Bismarck Statue, Heritage monument on Aschberg hill, Ascheffel, Germany.

The Bismarck Statue is a seven-metre-tall figure of Otto von Bismarck (1815–1898) on the 98-metre Aschberg hill south of Ascheffel. Sculptor Adolf Brütt designed it and Berlin metalworker Gustav Lind made it in repoussé copper; it weighs just over 1.5 tonnes.

The monument was built after Bismarck's death in 1898 and honors the first Chancellor of Germany, who led the unification of German states in 1871. It stands as a reminder of an era of political transformation and state-building that reshaped the nation.

The statue represents a period of German nationalism and state-building, standing as a reminder of the political transformations that shaped modern Germany.

The monument is accessible via local roads in Ascheffel and has parking available at the base of Aschberg hill. Wearing comfortable shoes is helpful, as the climb to reach the monument involves some steps and gentle slopes.

The statue's head was cut off for transport to Rendsburg in 1920; it survived a fire in the Nordmarkhalle, and only the head turned red from the heat. Before reaching the Aschberg in 1929, the figure stood in an Ascheffel barn where visitors paid two Groschen to see it.