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Natural Monuments

North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Bomb crater from 1944 near Marmagen

Natural Monuments

North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Bomb crater from 1944 near Marmagen

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Bomb crater from 1944 near Marmagen

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Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

Location: Nettersheim, Euskirchen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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May 23, 2020

Hiking

This inconspicuous hole in the forest floor has an interesting story to tell: During an air raid on Marmagen on December 26, 1944, the bombs that were supposed to hit the village hit here. So Marmagen was spared. Even today, this event is commemorated annually on Christmas Day 2.

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April 24, 2021

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A good place to pause for a moment on the way: At first glance it's just a circular pond, only an information board reveals its terribly beautiful origin, a hail of bombs just barely missed its destination at Christmas 1944, the city of Marmagen. Today, at the end of April 2021, mountain newts can be seen quietly celebrating their wedding here in the water ...

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July 3, 2021

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A detailed chronology of the village history up to 2006 (status 2021) can be found at marmagen-eifel.de/geschichtschronologie.html. This includes, among other things. also explains the years from 1933 onwards.

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Nativity Scene Hike loop from Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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Location: Nettersheim, Euskirchen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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