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The Devil of Dietzenbach

This demonic monument commemorates a carving destroyed in World War II.

Dietzenbach, Germany

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"In Dietzenbach, a devil sits under a roof" is a local saying that stemmed from a carving of a devil in an old wooden house. After a bombing in 1941, the carving was destroyed, but the saying remained, which led to the creation of this controversial statue in its honor.

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  • https://heimatverein-dietzenbach.jimdofree.com/stadtrundgang/dietzebacher-deiwelche/
  • https://www.op-online.de/region/dietzenbach/deiwel-wissendem-blick-840386.html
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  • https://www.dietzenbach.de/Kultur-Freizeit/Freizeit-Bewegung/Ausflugsziele/Kunst-in-der-Stadt/index.php?La=1&object=tx,1799.20286.1&kuo=2&sub=0

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The Devil of Dietzenbach
Darmstädter Str. 7-11
Dietzenbach, 63128
Germany
50.009798, 8.776902
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