 The site lies within the Steinthaleben community in the Kyffhäuserland district, about north of Bad Frankenhausen and southwest of Tilleda in the Goldene Aue plain.After the 1888 death of emperor William I, numerous memorials were erected in his honour all over Germany.The Kyffhäuser Monument had initially been proposed by the 19th century "War Veterans Federation" (Deutscher Kriegerbund), which as "Kyffhäuser Federation" (Kyffhäuserbund) took over its management around 1900.