Europadenkmal, Border monument in Bobenthal, Germany.
The Europadenkmal stands at about 170 metres on the southeastern edge of Sankt Germanshof, a district of Bobenthal in Rhineland-Palatinate, right by the German-French border. The L 478 runs just northeast of it and the Wieslauter flows a little to the southwest; across the border lies Weiler, part of Wissembourg.
The Europadenkmal was inaugurated on 9 September 2007, recalling a gathering at this spot on 6 August 1950. Hundreds of students from nine states met here to call for a united Europe in peace and freedom with a European Parliament. The monument keeps that event in memory.
Three flagpoles display the flags of Germany, France, and Europe, symbolizing the connection between these nations at the border. The arrangement shows how people here view themselves as part of a larger European community.
The monument stands at about 170 m on the southeastern edge of Sankt Germanshof, right beside Landesstraße 478, which continues into France as the D 334; the Wieslauter flows a little to the southwest. The site is in the open and can be visited at any time. Across the border, the Weiler district of Wissembourg lies to the southeast.
The monument was inaugurated on 9 September 2007, recalling the gathering of 6 August 1950, when hundreds of students from nine states met at this spot to call for a united Europe with a European Parliament. The site lies at about 170 m by the Wieslauter, where the L478 meets the French D334.
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