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In the footsteps of the Beendorf concentration camp Bulldog and Polecat This tour is available online as a scroll-based abridged version. You can experience the full tour by visiting the historic site. On the “Bulldog & Polecat” tour in Beendorf, we explore the site of a former potash mine and
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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A Divided Sky A literary walk Location: Ziemendorf Duration: approx. 80 mins. Stops: 9 Walking distance: 6.5 km Grenzwandler takes you on a “literary walk” that leads from Ziemendorf to the Wirlspitze – a place where the former border can almost be felt physically. A huge sand dune stretches through
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Abandoned Village A place lost to the border Location: Jahrsau deserted village near Jeebel Duration: approx. 35 mins. Stops: 12 Walking distance: 1.9 km Abandoned and silent, the remains of a village lie amongst the trees. The deserted village of Jahrsau, just a few hundred metres from the former