Overview

• The state heritage authority confirmed the listing to dpa, making preservation legally required.
• The over-life-size bronze in the Großer Dreesch housing estate must remain in place under the protection order.
• The city council is set to take up the entry on the monument list at an upcoming session.
• As the owner, Schwerin can object during the hearing and could challenge the listing in court, according to the administration.
• Mayor Rico Badenschier welcomed the decision as preserving a key testimony of recent history, while victim groups voiced criticism.