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Grave of the Black Trumpeter at Johanniskirche Plön

Grave of the Black Trumpeter at Johanniskirche Plön

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Grave of the Black Trumpeter at Johanniskirche Plön

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Location: Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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Karla Chen

July 4, 2024

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We cross the pedestrian zone and stroll along the small houses and alleys to St. John's Church, a small, pretty half-timbered and brick church. On the east side there is …

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Kirsten 🌺

July 4, 2024

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On the grounds of the ⛪️ Johanniskirche stands the gravestone of the "Black Trumpeter": The former slave from the African continent Christian Gottlieb was in the service of Duke Johann Adolph as a 🎺 court and field trumpeter. The slave's meteoric career and his marriage to the 👰 daughter of a Plön councilor caused quite a stir. According to popular tradition, the two fell in love 💕 when he saved her brother who had fallen through the ice. The Duke himself gave the couple his blessing.

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Rüdiger M

December 24, 2024

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On the grounds of the ⛪️ Johanniskirche stands the gravestone of the "Black Trumpeter": The former slave

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Elevation 60 m

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Tuesday 9 June

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68 %

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