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Searching For Traces
Abbenrode: traces of a border that has since disappeared.
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Restricted Area
The Grenzdenkmal Hötensleben is one of the few sections of the inner-German border that has been preserved in its original state. The Grenzwandler tour “Restricted Area” supplements the information boards on site with personal recollections from people who lived or were stationed in this section of the border. Some of
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Choke Point
Welcome to “Choke Point” Keep scrolling to start. The story of a border train station— and the story of two people. On location, Grenzwandler turns the train station into a walkable movie. Online an excerpt is available. For the best experience, please turn on the sound now. All that waiting,
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Bulldog & Polecat
Traces of the Beendorf concentration camp Bulldog and Polecat This tour is available online as a scroll-based version. You can experience the full tour by visiting the historic site. “Bulldog & Polecat” in Beendorf explores the site of a former potash mine and its history. Please ensure that the sound
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Marienborn
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Stapelburg
Border Opening A historic day Location: Stapelburg Tour duration: approx. 35 mins. Stops: 9 Walking distance: 3.7 km It is 11 November 1989 when a rumour begins to circulate in Stapelburg – of all places, the border is to be opened here today – as the first place outside Berlin. More
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Beendorf
Bulldog & Polecat Echoes of the Beendorf concentration camp Location: Beendorf Salt Mine Tour duration: approx. 40 mins. Stops: 9 Walking distance: 1.59 km Dark, cold and difficult to fathom: the underground facilities of the former Bartensleben potash and salt mine were used by the Nazi regime for the
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Böckwitz-Zicherie
A divided village Walk to the Border Nature Trail Location: Böckwitz-Zicherie Duration: approx. 60 mins. Stops: 10 Distance: 4.59 km A “Divided Village” tells the story of a place torn apart by the inner-German border. Roads ended at the barrier, neighbours became residents of two opposing political systems. What
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Sorge
The Escape Attempt Alarm in the Sorge border section Location: Sorge Tour duration: approx. 40 mins. Stops: 8 Walking distance: 1.1 km Two 15-year-old teenagers set off for the West. What happened to them next was covered up for many years by the East German secret police. On the
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Abbenrode
Searching for Traces Abbenrode’s divided past Location: Abbenrode Tour duration: approx. 45 mins. Stops: 9 Walking distance: 3 km Abbenrode has always been a border town. Today, it is also home to a very special group – the Abbenrode Border Guards’ Association. Border guards from East and West Germany meet
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Hötensleben
Restricted Area Memories in the shadow of the border Location: Hötensleben Border Monument Duration: approx. 35 mins. Stops: 12 Walking distance: 2.16 km Hötensleben was a place that was not supposed to exist officially. Situated within the 500-metre restricted zone in front of the border, the village was not
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Wendehausen
Border Tower The Karnberg Treasure Location: Wendehausen – Katharinenberg Duration: approx. 30–60 mins. Stops: 13 Walking distance: 6.5 km Starting from the Wendehausen Border Tower, the Border Walker traverses a beautiful landscape here – one that was long inaccessible to the residents of Wendehausen. Eyewitnesses recount stories of forced resettlement