Scharnhorstdenkmal, Wennigsen

The Scharnhorst Monument Wennigsen is a monument in the municipality of Wennigsen. Built in 1913, it stands between the core village of Wennigsen and the Waldkater on Hülsebrinkstraße, which is also known as Forstmeister-Bank-Allee in this section.

The building is a bastion-like monument to the Battle of the Nations. It bears the inscription Zur Erinnerung 1813-1913 and was dedicated to Gerhard von Scharnhorst. The founder of the monument was the Verkehrs- und Verschönerungsverein Wennigsen of 1896. Before the monument was erected, there were Rottekuhlen on the site. Friedrich Wüllner describes the dedication of the monument in his local history. In 1913 all school children of the village had to participate and bonfires had burned on the hills around the village. Like numerous other Scharnhorst memorials in Germany, it was erected to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Leipzig. A peace oak was planted in neighboring Evestorf at the time.

In 2008, the monument, made of local sandstone, was restored with volunteer help from the Wennigsen Traffic and Beautification Association.