Denkmal Befreiungskriege Kaltenmark

The Denkmal Befreiungskriege Kaltenmark stands in the small village of Kaltenmark, part of Petersberg in Sachsen-Anhalt. It is a protected war memorial on a grassy area called Am Anger. The monument itself is a porphyry stele built in 1913. A bronze plaque on the front bears the inscription Gott hilft, Gott hat geholfen, Gott wird wieder helfen. The dates 1813 and 1913 are carved below, marking the hundredth anniversary of the end of the Befreiungskriege. The stele was raised to commemorate the 1813 wars that freed Germany from Napoleonic rule. The inscription may have been added later, possibly during the First World War. Local records list the memorial under number 094 55148 in the Denkmalverzeichnis Sachsen-Anhalt. Researchers Sabine Meinel and Birthe Rüdiger documented it in their 1997 inventory of monuments in the Saalkreis district. Visitors find a quiet green space beside the village street. The porphyry stele rises from a small paved area, its bronze plaque catching the light. The inscription in German is clear and simple. The setting is peaceful, with no modern distractions nearby. The memorial offers a place to pause and reflect on the past.