Utrecht, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe

Verzetsmonument Utrecht / Utrecht Resistance Monument

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 23, 2016

1. Verzetsmonument Utrecht / Utrecht Resistance Monument Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

1940 - 1945

Gedenk uw dooden die den goeden strijd
gestreden hebben in gerechtigheid.
Draagt voort hun vlam, zij zijn gebleven,
maar in dien gloed wordt ons nieuw leven.

[English translation:]
Remember your dead, those that have fought
the good fight with righteousness.
Keepers of the flame, they remained,
but we live on in their glow.

Erected 1949.

Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 52° 5.447′ N, 5° 7.314′ E. Marker is in Utrecht. Memorial can be reached from Domplein just north of Korte Nieuwstraat. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Domplein 21, Utrecht 3512 JE, Netherlands. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Utrechtse Sodomieprocessen / Utrecht Sodomy Trials (here, next to this marker); In Het Voetspuur Van Sint Maarten / In the Footsteps of Saint Martin (a few steps from this marker); Het Runensteen van Jelling Afgietsel / The Jelling Runestone Replica

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Universiteit Utrecht / Utrecht University (within shouting distance of this marker); Paleis Lofen (within shouting distance of this marker); Hendrik Marsman (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Paleis Lofen (within shouting distance of this marker); Anna Maria van Schurman (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Utrecht.

More about this monument. The Resistance Monument is in the Domplein (Cathedral Square), and was dedicated on May 4, 1949 - the fourth anniversary of the liberation of Utrecht from German occupation. The monument (base and statue) is ten meters high, was sculpted out of limestone by Corinne Franzen-Heslenfeld, depicting a female figure bearing the torch of resistance. The dedication was written by the poet Jan Engelman.

Also see . . . Persecution and Resistance in Utrecht during the Second World War (Het Utrechts Archief). (Submitted on December 22, 2016.)

Verzetsmonument Utrecht / Utrecht Resistance Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 23, 2016

2. Verzetsmonument Utrecht / Utrecht Resistance Monument

The monument stands in front of a trompe l'oeil painting by Jan de Rode that depicts the interior of the nave of St. Martin's Cathedral as it would have appeared in 1636, with the Cathedral itself behind that.

Verzetsmonument Utrecht / Utrecht Resistance Monument - Closeup of the Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 23, 2016

3. Verzetsmonument Utrecht / Utrecht Resistance Monument - Closeup of the Statue

Credits. This page was last revised on January 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 22, 2016, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 480 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 22, 2016, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.