Barcelona’s L’Eixample district has installed three Stolpersteine, known as memory stones, to commemorate victims of Nazism and the Holocaust. The brass-plated cobblestones are placed in front of the last known residences of people deported to Nazi concentration camps, according to the Barcelona City Council.
The stones are part of a wider public memorial project that aims to keep the memory of those who suffered under the Nazi regime. Each one carries the victim’s name, birth year, date of deportation, and where they died or were liberated.
The three new stones bring the total in L’Eixample to 19, and the total across Barcelona to 116. The Stolpersteine project began in Germany in 1996, created by artist Gunter Demnig, and has since spread across Europe as a decentralised memorial.
Barcelona City Council says the stones are intended to recognise and honour the victims, and to help future generations remember what happened. Their placement in public spaces also invites reflection on human rights and historical memory.
For more local coverage, see our news page. You can also read the Barcelona City Council’s information on historical memory on its official website: ajuntament.barcelona.cat.
