Kaisereiche, Memorial stone in Barsinghausen, Germany

Kaisereiche is a memorial stone at the foot of an oak planted in 1897 in the Fuchsbachtal near Barsinghausen. The sandstone stele, 149 cm high and 75 cm wide, stands on a small mound of rubble stones and bears a cross pattée with the letter "W" surrounded by oak leaves. It was carved by the Egestorf sculptor Ulrich Sondershausen.

The stone was erected as a memorial to an ancient oak tree that held importance in the region's past. It now serves as a reminder of that era and the role nature played in local life.

The oak was planted on 22 March 1897 for the 100th birthday of Emperor Wilhelm I, and the local Landwehr veterans' association had the sandstone stele set at its foot. The stele, 149 cm high and 75 cm wide, bears a cross pattée with the letter "W" surrounded by oak leaves. The site was called Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz and was a popular excursion spot around 1900.

The memorial stands in the Fuchsbachtal valley in the Deister forest near Barsinghausen, not in the town centre. From the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz area a path leads along the Fuchsbach; the mouth of the Unterer Sammannstollen lies on the opposite bank. Since 2022 a shelter, benches and seating groups stand between the oak and the Forellenteich.

The stele was carved in 1897 by Ulrich Sondershausen, a sculptor who had moved to Egestorf from Thuringia. It stands 149 cm tall and 75 cm wide on a small mound of rubble stone, its upper part shaped as a cross with oak leaves and the letter "W".