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Medieval Landwehr in Naturpark Schwalm-Nette

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Cologne District

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Wassenberg

Medieval Landwehr in Naturpark Schwalm-Nette

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Medieval Landwehr in Naturpark Schwalm-Nette

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Location: Wassenberg, Heinsberg, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Nieres und Röschen

September 19, 2020

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Landwehr, Landgraben and Landhege denote border marking or border security works and enclosures of settlement areas with the right of enclosure or entire territories. These settlement protection systems are mostly …

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July 26, 2025

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Near Roermond, you'll see many remnants of land defenses. At this location, there's a redoubt ("ring wall within which troops were housed and artillery positioned") with a land defense extending …

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Anneke B.

March 20, 2022

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It is a piece of history visible

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Distance 1.17 km

Downhill 10 m

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