“Stumbling Stones” Salzburg - Art Project
The “Stumbling Stones” by Gunter Demnig were conceived as an art project for Europe, intended to keep the memory of the victims of National Socialist terror alive. In Salzburg, the first brass cobblestones were laid in 2007 – today, several hundred of them memorialize the fates of people who were expelled or killed.
The some 500 Stolpersteine or “Stumbling Stones” in Salzburg are cubic concrete blocks with edges measuring 10 cm. The top surface is covered by a brass plate inscribed with biographical information. They are intended to remind us of the victims of National Socialism and honor each of them as the individuals they were.
The idea is that people will literally stumble over the fates of those who were affected. This decentralized memorial project is dedicated to a wide range of victims including Roma, homosexuals, forced laborers, Jews etc. The project, which has existed since 1992, actually encompasses around 60,000 stones in some 1300 cities.
