De Monn mit da long Stong
In Dudweiler, a district of Saarbrücken, a sculpture shows a man at work with a long pole. De Monn mit da long Stong, a work by Zoltan Hencze, dates from 1989. It honours the lamplighters who once brought light to these streets. The site around the sculpture is wheelchair accessible.
The lamplighters made their rounds in the early evening, lifting long poles to the gas lamps until the streets glowed. The sculpture also celebrates the dialect and identity of Dudweiler. In the works of the Saarland writer Ludwig Harig, who grew up nearby, the figure lives on as local folklore.
The idea for the monument came from Hermann Schon, the district mayor at the time. Citizens and businesses paid for it through donations. Two children joined the man a year later, standing for the community and its bond with the trade.
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