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Goetzdenkmal
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Goetzdenkmal

Honoring a Gymnastics Pioneer in Leipzig

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The Goetzdenkmal in Leipzig was erected in 1926 to honor physician and gymnastics promoter Ferdinand Goetz. The bust, created by Carl Seffner, bears the inscription 'DEUTSCHE TURNER IHREM FUEHRER DR MED. FERD. GOETZ HERZ UND HAND DEM VATERLAND'. It is protected as a heritage monument in Saxony.

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Founded
May 24, 1926
Height
2.82 m
Heritage Status
Heritage Monument

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