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Hermannsdenkmal

North Rhine-Westphalia

Detmold District

Kreis Lippe

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Hermannsdenkmal

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Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Teutoburger Wald / Eggegebirge

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Location: Detmold, Kreis Lippe, Detmold District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. View from Hermannshöhe – Hermann Monument loop from Hiddesen

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2. Externsteine Rock Formation – View of the Externsteine loop from Berlebeck

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3. Externsteine Rock Formation – View of the Externsteine loop from Hiddesen

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Miodrag Knežević

September 22, 2020

The Hermannsdenkmal is a colossal statue near the district of Hiddesen in the area of the city of Detmold in North Rhine-Westphalia in the southern Teutoburg Forest. It was built between 1838 and 1875 according to designs by Ernst von Bandel and inaugurated on August 16, 1875.
The monument is intended to commemorate the Cheruscan prince Arminius, in particular the so-called battle in the Teutoburg Forest, in which Germanic tribes under his leadership inflicted a decisive defeat on the three Roman legions XVII, XVIII and XIX under Publius Quinctilius Varus in the year 9.
With a figure height of 26.57 meters and a total height of 53.46 meters, it is the tallest statue in Germany and was the tallest statue in the western world from 1875 until the Statue of Liberty was built in 1886.

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Landlinien

August 23, 2016

You can't miss the Hermann Monument when hiking on the Hermann Trail. It is considered a landmark of the entire Hermann Heights and the Teutoburg Forest. The monument is intended to commemorate Hermann, the Cheruscan, who won the so-called Varus Battle against the Romans in 9 AD.

For anyone looking for a bit more of a sporting challenge, the Teuto Climbing Park invites you to try out a total of six climbing courses. And as always: the view is free!

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Konrad Böert

December 6, 2020

The Hermannsdenkmal, erected in memory of the Germanic tribes' victory over the Romans in the "Battle of the Teutoburg Forest", is one of the most important monuments in Germany. The battle (Varus Battle) itself probably took place near Kalkriese in the Wiehen Mountains. Here, however, the scholars argue.

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Location: Detmold, Kreis Lippe, Detmold District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Hermannsdenkmal

1. View from Hermannshöhe – Hermann Monument loop from Hiddesen

2. Externsteine Rock Formation – View of the Externsteine loop from Berlebeck

3. Externsteine Rock Formation – View of the Externsteine loop from Hiddesen

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