A Mercedes monument in #Imotski, #Croatia, sounds like a curiosity, but it's more than that: a symbol of the sacrifices and success stories of the #Gastarbeiter in Germany. More on this by Sara Žerić Đulović (#LeibnizIOS) in a blog post for #seeFField.
➡️ https://seeffield.app.uni-regensburg.de/croatias-mercedes-town-how-imotski-honours-its-gastarbeiter-heritage/
➡️ https://seeffield.app.uni-regensburg.de/croatias-mercedes-town-how-imotski-honours-its-gastarbeiter-heritage/
Croatia's "Mercedes" Town: How Imotski Honours its Gastarbeiter Heritage - seeFField
At the beginning of June, Croatian and German flags flew over Imotski, a town in southern Croatia, as citizens gathered for a two-day celebration. They celebrated the unveiling of the “Mercedes” monument, a life-size replica of the Mercedes 115, popularly known as “Minika”.