The crest of Wellersberg is known as the Panzerwiese because the military training area of the Belgian garrison was up there. Many traces and references to the military past can still be found there today.
You have a beautiful view over Siegen and Weidenau.

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January 2, 2022

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A beautiful, large meadow that is often used as a sledding slope into the Charlottental in winter. (Also from us a long time ago 😁) The Panzerstrasse runs above to …

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There are also chain cleaners made of concrete on Panzerstrasse, which the tanks drove over to clean the chains after the maneuver from the training area. The old soldiers' sports field is still preserved in the area of the children's clinic, with a playground in front of it. Above this, a new, large parking lot for hikers has been created. An old shooting range in the area of the "wood ant" sculpture has long since been demolished

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Location: Siegen, Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein, Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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