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Ruins of the Old Gunpowder Factory in the Besenhorster Sandberge

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Ruins of the Old Gunpowder Factory in the Besenhorster Sandberge

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Ruins of the Old Gunpowder Factory in the Besenhorster Sandberge

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    Location: Geesthacht, Herzogtum Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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    January 22, 2021

    Hiking

    Forest bathing. Great thing. Lost Places. Nice too. Dunes and sand mountains. Yeah But all together? This is only possible here, also called Bunker Forest by Altengammern. Because here Alfred Nobel had his dynamite factory, which in parts of the forest is now falling to the ground.

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    January 22, 2021

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    There are tons of exciting adventures lurking at the gates of Hamburg. For example the ruined forest in the Besenhorster Sandberge. What can you imagine by that? Well, it is …
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    May 20, 2020

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    The old powder factory operated until the end of World War II.
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    1. Besenhorster Sandberge Sand Dunes loop from Voßmoor

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    Location: Geesthacht, Herzogtum Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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