Lichtenhagen: Memorial Sites, Art and Green Spaces
Accommodation in Lichtenhagen
For a trip to Lichtenhagen, you can focus on a range of topics: remembrance of the violence of 1992, public art, or fountains and green spaces. This lets you shape your stay around your interests. A city walk complements permanent memorials and artworks with historical original documents.
Memorial Sites and Art
The Sunflower House in Rostock-Lichtenhagen is now regarded as a symbol of the racist violence in late summer 1992. The multipart artwork “Yesterday Today Tomorrow” consists of five figures made of Laas marble. Each figure addresses an aspect of the 1992 Rostock-Lichtenhagen pogrom.
The Sunflower House was one of five proposed locations for the artwork. This information refers to a proposal. The “Lichtenhagen in Memory” city walk offers another way to explore the subject: it is interactive and incorporates historical original documents. Its route follows the six steles of the “Yesterday Today Tomorrow” memorial through various historic and symbolic locations in the Hanseatic city of Rostock. Check the current details of the walk before booking.
The sites and formats have different points of focus: the Sunflower House commemorates the violence, while the artwork addresses individual aspects of the pogrom. The walk links the steles with historic and symbolic sites and incorporates documents.
Lichtenhäger Brink, Fountains and Green Spaces
Today, Lichtenhäger Brink is the centre of the district. The Bauernbrunnen (Farmers’ Fountain), one of Lichtenhagen’s landmarks, has stood in its southern section since 1978. The pedestrian zone at Lichtenhäger Brink is home to the seven “Life in Water” fountains. They were designed as a meeting point and central gathering place.
The protected main green space in the residential area includes a multipart fountain installation; it also contains several sculptures and has protected monument status. A walk provides information about the area’s development. It is about 600 metres long and takes one hour. The options described therefore also differ in the time they require: the walk is listed as taking one hour, while the fountains and sculptures are individual features of the district’s design.
More Places and Getting Around
The Loc Uyen Temple in Lichtenhagen serves as a Buddhist centre for faith and education. Its temple garden provides visitors and Lichtenhagen residents with a place to relax and meditate. The southern part of Lichtenhäger Brink also has a specific connection to the design of public spaces: an eastern courtyard area there includes a playground and a ball court.
For getting around by public transport, RSAG tram line 5 is a useful point of reference: it connects SĂĽdblick with Mecklenburger Allee in Lichtenhagen. If you plan to use this connection for your journey, check the latest timetable information in advance. Routes and construction-related diversions may change.
Rostock as a Broader Travel Destination
The broader travel destination of Rostock offers a historical perspective that reaches further back in time. The Hanseatic city has a history spanning more than 800 years and is one of the Baltic Sea’s historic Hanseatic cities. Rostock was once an important trading centre in northern Germany. These offer different historical perspectives: Rostock’s long city history and the specific remembrance of the 1992 pogrom in Lichtenhagen.
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