Konrad Griefingholt - Bielefeld, Germany
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member kittyposse
N 52° 01.097 E 008° 31.554
32U E 467466 N 5763177
Stolperstein for Konrad Griefingholt in front of the art gallery.
Waymark Code: WMG3BK
Location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Date Posted: 01/07/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member TandT
Views: 4

EN
Konrad Griefingholt, born February 27, 1890, was an active member of the Zentrum, a Catholic political party. He was arrested in October 1943 for listening to "enemy broadcasts" and was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison. Only a few months later he died in a Hamelin prison cell, of starvation, as his daughters say.
The place where he'd lived has completely changed and is now the site of the Kunsthalle art gallery. His Stolperstein was the first in Bielefeld, it can be found near the bus stop.
Sources: Stolpersteine in Bielefeld, hiergeblieben

DE
Konrad Griefingholt (geb. 27. Februar 1890) war aktives Mitglied der Zentrumspartei und wurde im Oktober 1943 wegen Abhörens von "Feindsendern" verhaftet und zu einer dreieinhalbjährigen Zuchthausstrafe verurteilt. Nur wenige Monate später starb er in einem Hamelner Zuchthaus, nach Aussagen seiner Töchter ist er dort verhungert.
Seine ehemalige Adresse, Koblenzer Straße 3, existiert nicht mehr, heute steht dort die Kunsthalle. Der Stolperstein für Konrad Griefingholt war der erste, der in Bielefeld verlegt wurde, er liegt in der Nähe der Bushaltestelle.
Quellen: Stolpersteine in Bielefeld, hiergeblieben
Year/Jahrgang: 02/27/1890

Deported to:
Prison in nearby Hamelin


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