Joseph von Eichendorff (born 10 March 1788 in Łubowice near Racibórz, died 26 November 1857 in Nysa) was one of the most prominent representatives of German Romanticism.

[2][3] Political reasons (the effort to erase all traces of German culture and the history of Silesia) led to Eichendorff being long ignored in his native land after World War II.

A total amount of 8,000 Deutsche Marks was collected, and the missing 4,000 was covered from the city treasury and thanks to a subsidy from the government of the Province of Silesia.

The authorities, along with then-mayor August Bernert [pl], initially firmly opposed the project of placing the Eichendorff monument in front of the county office; eventually, the society resorted to blackmail, threatening that if the city did not agree to the proposed location, the monument would be built in one of the other cities associated with the poet.

The creation of the poet's likeness was entrusted to Johannes Boese of Ostróg [pl], a professor at the Berlin Academy of Arts.

After speeches were delivered in the presence of thousands of residents, the monument was unveiled, and the mayor officially took it under the city's care.

The event, which gathered a considerable number of attendees, was highlighted by choir performances and speeches from municipal officials and invited guests.

[9] The symbolic cutting of two ribbons – in the colors of the Polish and German flags – was performed by then-Mayor Andrzej Markowiak and Duke Franz-Albrecht Metternich-Sándor [pl].

The statue stands 245 cm tall and is mounted on a red granite pedestal, surrounded by a small metal fence.

Sept. 1909 (English: To the Singer of the Forest Josef von Eichendorff, dedicated by the German men's singing societies and friends of song.

Monuments to the German Romantic poet can also be found in Brzezie,[14] Königswinter, Dębowiec, Nysa,[15] Rudy, and in Szczytnicki Park in Wrocław (only the pedestal remains there).