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The
following collection of historic
photos of Stolzenau was originally published on the web in 2001 by Reiner
Heinecke. He was a resident of
Stolzenau with a keen interest in local history, and when I became aware of
the website I corresponded with him.
He was very friendly, and provided me with information about the
houses where my ancestors used to live.
Besides
information on local history, Reiner Heinecke’s website contained other
information about Multiple Sclerosis, which led me to believe that he
suffered from the disease. I did not
remain in contact with him after 2001, and I do not know what has happened to
him. The original website is no longer
online, and I wonder whether he is now deceased. My
particular interest in Stolzenau has been on the history of its Jewish
inhabitants, and except for one photograph (to see it, click on the “Market” photo
below) there are no other photographs in this collection that specifically
illustrate the presence of Jews in the town in the 19th or early
20th centuries. There is no
picture of the synagogue that once existed.
However, many of the street scenes, especially those from the centre
of town, show houses that at one time were owned by Jewish inhabitants. As one browses through the pictures one can
sense how Stolzenau and its surroundings would have looked in the days when
Jews lived there. This
collection also includes some photos that were taken during the Hitler
period, and to a Jew, these evoke uncomfortable feelings. Nonetheless, they are part of history. It must be acknowledged that Germany today
is no longer the way it was in those dark days. To
see the original web home page of this photo collection, in German, created
by Reiner Heinecke, go to the following link. |
Click
on the pictures below to see a larger image and additional pictures and
text. Note that the text on subsequent pages is in German. Also, note that some of the hyperlinks on subsequent
pages do not work. To return to the
previous web page, use your browser. |
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Ferry |
Bridge |
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Castle |
Estate on Krumme
Straße |
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Windmills and Mill Pond |
Fire Brigade |
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Click on the Photos! |
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Town Hall at the Market |
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View from the Market -
Bahnhofstraße |
Weserstraße with District
Council Building |
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Schulstraße,
Jungfernstieg |
Lange Straße to Winkelmann |
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Cattle Gate (Lange
Straße) |
U.d. Friedenseichen,
Nachbarstraßen |
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Hohe Straße above
Schulstraße |
Thalstraße / behind Dahle |
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Causeway |
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Nendorf |
