Mahnmal Birkenkopf
Mahnmal Birkenkopf rises above Stuttgart as a 511-metre hill, almost 260 metres above the city centre. Its summit combines open views with the visible remains of buildings destroyed during the Second World War.
Between 1953 and 1957, around 1.5 million cubic metres of rubble were carried here after Allied bombing destroyed more than 45 percent of Stuttgart. That material raised the hill by about 40 metres and created the Schuttberg locals call “Monte Scherbelino”. From the top, Stuttgart’s city centre spreads below, while clear views reach the Swabian Alb, Black Forest and Württemberg lowlands.
A steel cross marks the summit, replacing a wooden cross installed in 1953. One rubble fragment carries a memorial plaque for the victims and a reminder to those still living.
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