Töpferdenkmal
A brick statue in Kempen's Tönisberg district commemorating the village's pottery tradition.
In Tönisberg, a district of Kempen, stands the Töpferdenkmal, a brick statue by the artist Anneliese Langenbach. Its inscription, "In memory of the Tönisberg potters," states its purpose.
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At a glance
- Material
- Brick
- Artist
- Anneliese Langenbach
- Erected
- 1986
- Inscription
- "In memory of the Tönisberg potters"
- Location
- Tönisberg (a district of Kempen), 47906
- Access
- wheelchair accessible
The artist Anneliese Langenbach
Anneliese Langenbach moved to Tönisberg in 1963, into a house with a pottery workshop and kilns built by her husband Claus Langenbach. Over the following years she created numerous sculptures and fountains there, including the statue "Heiliger Franziskus," suggested by the local priest Wiegels, reliefs for the wayside stations of the local Way of the Cross, and designs for carnival floats built in Krefeld. In 1989 Langenbach left Tönisberg and moved to Krefeld.
The Tönisberg pottery tradition
Tönisberg was known for its pottery craft in the 17th and 18th centuries. To revive this tradition, Anneliese Langenbach founded pottery courses at the local adult education centre in 1970, drawing up to 100 participants a week at times. This engagement also produced the Töpferdenkmal in 1986, commemorating the village's former potters.
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- openstreetmap.org (retrieved 2026-07-06)
- de.wikipedia.org (retrieved 2026-07-13)
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