Reichspräsident-Friedrich-Ebert-Gedenkstätte

Museum in Heidelberg, Germany

The President Friedrich Ebert Foundation Memorial (Stiftung Reichspräsident-Friedrich-Ebert-Gedenkstätte) in Heidelberg is a non-partisan foundation financed by the German Federal Government. It commemorates the life and work of Friedrich Ebert, who was born in the house on 4 February 1871. From humble origins, he became a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany and was finally elected as the first German democratic head of state in 1919. Faced with extreme internal and external pressures, he prepared the way for parliamentary democracy in Germany after the end of World War I. In thes

From President Friedrich Ebert Memorial on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.

Where:
Heidelberg, Germany

Coordinates:
49.41°N, 8.71°E

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