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About this place
The Adolf von Stiegliz Monument (Pomník Adolfa von Stiegliz) is a small stone memorial in Dolní Přím in the Hradec Králové Region, one of hundreds of monuments scattered across the former battlefield of Hradec Králové (Königgrätz), where the great Austro-Prussian battle took place on 3 July 1866. The boulder commemorates a Saxon officer who died in the fighting in this area that day.
Who was Adolf von Stiegliz?
Adolf von Stiegliz served in the Saxon army as a first lieutenant and adjutant of the 1st Infantry Brigade. In 1866 Saxony was an ally of Austria, and its corps fought at Hradec Králové shoulder to shoulder with the imperial troops against Prussia. Dolní Přím and neighbouring Probluz lay in the zone of the heaviest fighting that day, which is why the municipality is dotted with dozens of individual monuments to fallen officers from both sides.
What does the monument look like?
The memorial is a rough granite boulder with no sculptural decoration, a form typical of many modest officers' memorials on this battlefield. The stone carries an inscription dedicated to Adolf von Stiegliz that gives his rank and role in the Saxon army. It was erected in 1867, a year after the battle, when the sites where officers had fallen began to be marked systematically.
Why are there so many 1866 monuments in Dolní Přím?
The Battle of Hradec Králové was the decisive clash of the Austro-Prussian War and one of the largest battles fought in 19th-century Europe, with several hundred thousand soldiers on the two sides combined. After the war, veterans' groups, families and military units set up individual monuments, crosses and memorial stones where particular officers had died. As a result, several hundred such objects survive across the old battlefield, including the land of Dolní Přím. They range from monumental regimental memorials to modest stones honouring a single person, as in the case of the von Stiegliz monument.
Where exactly is the monument?
It stands in the municipality of Dolní Přím, in the part called Probluz, in Hradec Králové District. Other memorials from the same group commemorating the 1866 battle lie nearby, scattered across fields and at the edges of the village.
Frequently asked questions
Who was Adolf von Stiegliz?
A Saxon first lieutenant who served as adjutant of the 1st Infantry Brigade of the Saxon army, which fought on the Austrian side in 1866.
When was the monument erected?
In 1867, a year after the Battle of Hradec Králové.
What is the monument made of?
It is a rough granite boulder with a commemorative inscription and no additional sculptural decoration.
Why are there so many similar monuments nearby?
Dolní Přím lay in the zone of the heaviest fighting on 3 July 1866. After the war, individual monuments were placed where particular officers had died, and several hundred of them survive in the area today.
Where can I find the monument?
In the part of Dolní Přím called Probluz, in Hradec Králové District.
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