Die Altstadt von Küstrin, ein Erinnerungsort? Entwicklung und Anwendung eines prozessualen Konzepts zur raumgebundenen Erinnerung am Beispiel des Erinnerungsorts Altstadt von Küstrin – Ergebnisse eines Studienprojekts

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The old town of Küstrin, a realm of memory? Development and application of a procedural approach to space related remembrance using the example of the realm of memory: old town of Küstrin. Results of a research project

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The old town of Küstrin was nearly completely destroyed during the hostilities in March 1945. According to the Potsdam Agreement, the former German town became Polish. In contrast to other towns, Küstrin’s old town has not been rebuilt and the ruins have been overgrown. A project conducted by students at the Institute of Urban and Regional Planning at Technical University Berlin dealt with the memories associated with Küstrin’s old town. This analysis was based on the perception that memories at such a multilayered place, as the old town of Küstrin, cannot be arranged hierarchically and that it should be possible to experience them equally. At such a site, it becomes obvious that memory is rarely uniform and free of contradictions. Against this background, a process-oriented concept of place-related remembrance was formulated and applied to the case of Küstrin’s old town. With respect to this concept, ideas for the future development of the site as a realm of memory were developed.

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Bibliographie: Elsner, Lukas/Giebel, Patrick/Steinert, Niklas: Die Altstadt von Küstrin, ein Erinnerungsort? Entwicklung und Anwendung eines prozessualen Konzepts zur raumgebundenen Erinnerung am Beispiel des Erinnerungsorts Altstadt von Küstrin – Ergebnisse eines Studienprojekts, JB historie, 1-2013, S. 272-286. https://doi.org/10.3224/jbh.v7i1.17