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Ruins of the Düneberg Gunpowder Factory Workshop

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Ruins of the Düneberg Gunpowder Factory Workshop

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    July 6, 2025

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    The old gunpowder factory in Düneberg has existed since the late 19th century. Initially, it produced gunpowder, later also explosives for war. After 1945, the site was severely damaged. Because chemicals were used there for a long time, problems with the soil and groundwater persist to this day. In the late 1980s, more detailed investigations began. Some areas have been considered contaminated since then and require continued monitoring.
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    January 29, 2019

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    The powder factory in Düneberg was founded as a branch of the combined Cologne-Rottweiler powder factories in 1877 by Max Duttenhöfer. In the early years, it produced exclusively black powder. …
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    April 23, 2017

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    A nice place for friends of lost places.
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    Location: Geesthacht, Herzogtum Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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