Editing New Ulm, Minnesota (section)

===German Bohemian monument===
A monument to German-Bohemian immigration to America is located in New Ulm. It was erected in 1991 by the German-Bohemian Heritage Society to honor the German-Bohemian immigrants who arrived the area, mostly by a boat landing on the Minnesota River some 150 yards to the east. The immigrants came mostly from small villages, with the largest number from the village centers of Hostau, Muttersdorf, and Ronsperg.<ref>[https://germanbohemianheritagesociety.com/heimat-bucher/our-villages/muttersdorf/ Muttersdorf and its Historic Development], germanbohemianheritagesociety.com. Retrieved Nov 2, 2022</ref> Most of the immigrants were Catholic farmers who spoke a Bohemian dialect of German.

Inscribed in [[granite]] slabs around the base of the monument are the surnames of over 350 immigrant families. Many of these names are still prominent in the region. As more and more immigrants arrived, not all of whom could farm, they settled in the city of New Ulm and some of the small communities to the west and north.

The [[bronze]] statue that rests on top of the granite base was designed and sculpted by Leopold Hafner, a German-Bohemian sculptor who now lives near [[Passau]], Germany.

The monument is located at 200 North German Street and is open year-round.