Striegau

Lübbecke

Here stands a memorial stone in memory of the residents of Striegau, Silesia, who were displaced during World War II. The stone comes from one of the town’s granite quarries. The memorial was established in 1968. At that time, it was not possible for the relatives to travel to Poland.

On October 27, 1960, the Lübbecke City Council decided to establish a sister city relationship with the Silesian town of Striegau. As a sign of solidarity, a street in Lübbecke was named Striegauer Straße. A “Heimatstube” (local heritage room) was set up in the city museum. Further traces of the partnership in the city: A small bell from the Striegau parish church of St. Peter and Paul in the wall of the Burgmannhof, a milestone made of Striegau granite in front of the town hall, and a bust of the Striegau writer Johann Christian Günther, which stood for a long time at the Wittekind Gymnasium and has now found a new home in the museum. On Pentecost 1962, the first national heritage gathering of Striegau natives took place in Lübbecke. Subsequently, further gatherings were held every two years, traditionally opened by the ringing of the Striegau bell in the Burgmannshof.

By agreement dated June 1, 2007, the “Bundesheimatgruppe Striegau Stadt und Land e.V.” transferred the entire contents of the Heimatstube to the Museum and City Archives of Lübbecke. Since then, the Heimatstube has been known as the “Striegau Collection.” In addition to archaeological finds, coins, and emergency currency, the collection in Lübbecke includes paintings and prints, porcelain, and several textiles. Of particular note are the flag of the Barbers’ and Wigmakers’ Guild from 1925 and a fragment of a document from the 18th century.

With the dissolution of the Federal Local History Group in 2021, the long-standing partnership also came to an end.