Memorial Plaque in Bartholomäberg "A Model for Us"

In 1939 did the National Socialists begin the systematic killing of children with intellectual disabilities, soon also of adult disabled individuals and mentally ill people. In Vorarlberg, 263 people fell victim to the NS "euthanasia" program, they were deported to "Valduna" in Rankweil, to Hall in Tirol, and partly further to the killing facilities Hartheim and Niedernhart. In 1941, more than a dozen residents from the Bartholomäberg Poor and Sick Hospital were taken away. Sister Tolentina, the head of the home, campaigned for the return of "her" patients to Bartholomäberg and was at least successful in 6 cases through her intervention. Since 2022, a memorial plaque in Bartholomäberg remembers Sister Tolentina, which was erected as part of the project "15 Places – 15 Stories".