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North Rhine-Westphalia

Düsseldorf District

Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf
Viersen
Niederkrüchten

Memorial to Executed Eastern European Forced Laborers

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Viersen
Niederkrüchten

Memorial to Executed Eastern European Forced Laborers

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Memorial to Executed Eastern European Forced Laborers

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    Location: Niederkrüchten, Viersen, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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    1. Meinweg hiking car park loop from Varbrook

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    2. Meinweg hiking car park loop from Varbrook

    4.32km

    01:06

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    Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    3. Meinweg hiking car park – Lindbruch Pond with Beavers loop from Niederkrüchten

    10.5km

    02:41

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    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    April 14, 2020

    It is really not a highlight in the real sense, but a really sad place to pause, reminiscent of the madness of the 3rd Reich. In the middle of the forest, six women were shot in 1945 for alleged looting. They were Russian forced laborers.

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      Location: Niederkrüchten, Viersen, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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