Amsterdam-Zuidoost , North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe

Rosa Luxemburg

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 16, 2023

1. Rosa Luxemburg Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Rosa Luxemburg 1871 - 1919

De Poolse Rosa Luxemburg, al jong politiek actief, pleitte voor de bevrijding van de arbeidersklasse. Een van haar bekendste werken is Reformisme of Revolutie, waarin zij de ideeën van het revolutionaire marxisme verdedigde. Haar oproep tot verzet tegen een dreigende oorlog leidde tot een gevangenisstraf, die ze uitzat tijdens de Eerste Wereldoorlog. Onder leiding van haar en Karl Liebknecht, met wie ze de radicaal-linkse en communistisch georiënteerde Spartakusbund oprichtte, brak in Duitsland een revolutie zoals in Rusland uit. Luxemburg probeerde via parlementaire weg de macht te krijgen. Na deze Spartacus- opstand, onderdeel van de Novemberrevolutie, werden zij en Liebknecht vermoord. Luxemburgs lichaam werd in het Landwehrkanaal gegooid en pas maanden later teruggevonden.

(English translation:)

The Polish Rosa Luxemburg, politically active at a young age, advocated the liberation of the working class. One of her most famous works is Reform or Revolution, in which she defended the ideas of revolutionary Marxism.

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Her call for resistance to an imminent war led to a prison sentence, which she served during the First World War. Under the leadership of her and Karl Liebknecht, with whom she founded the radical-left and communist-oriented Spartakusbund, revolution similar to that in Russia broke out in Germany. Luxembourg tried to gain power through parliament. After this Spartacus uprising, part of the November Revolution, she and Liebknecht were murdered. Luxembourg's body was thrown into the Landwehr Canal and was not recovered until months later.

Erected by Geef Straten Een Gezicht.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Women. In addition, it is included in the Give Streets a Face / Geef Straten Een Gezicht, and the Women (GSEG) series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is January 15, 1919.

Location. 52° 19.197′ N, 4° 57.888′ E. Marker is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Amsterdam-Zuidoost. Marker is at the intersection of Rosa Luxemburgstraat and Bijlmeerdreef, on the left on Rosa Luxemburgstraat. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Bijlmerdreef 784, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1103 DR, Netherlands. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Nilda Pinto (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Johanna Naber (about 120 meters away);

Rosa Luxemburg Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 16, 2023

2. Rosa Luxemburg Marker - wide view

Clara Zetkin (about 120 meters away); Catharina van Tussenbroek (about 150 meters away); Sophie Redmond (about 150 meters away); Bertha von Suttner (about 150 meters away); A.A. de Lannoy-Willems (about 180 meters away); Asta Elstak (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amsterdam.

Also see . . . Rosa Luxemburg (Wikipedia).

Overview: Rosa Luxemburg (born Rozalia Luksenburg; 5 March 1871 – 15 January 1919) was a Polish and naturalised-German revolutionary socialist, Marxist philosopher and anti-war activist.

(Submitted on June 20, 2023.)

Rosa Luxemburg portait image. Click for full size.

Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, circa 1905

3. Rosa Luxemburg portait

Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 56 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 19, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. 3. submitted on June 20, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.