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Alkenkuhle Geological Monument

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Alkenkuhle Geological Monument

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Location: Ankum, Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany

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Holger

December 13, 2020

The Alkenkuhle is a hollow with considerable depth, which is sharply defined in the forest. It is a geological phenomenon that originated in the Ice Age when the glacier retreated and the Ankumer Heights raised. The Terra.vita Geopark has set up very good information boards there.

The Alkensage, which is also presented on site and invites you to shudder, is also more exciting. Also here for reading on the website of the municipality of Bersenbrück: bersenbrueck.de/staticsite/staticsite.php?menuid=2592&topmenu=2995

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Wiwam

November 28, 2023

The Altenkuhle is a geological peculiarity.

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Matthias

November 24, 2024

The Alkenkuhle is a so-called dead ice hole that was created after the glaciers melted at the end of the last ice age. There is also a legend that says that a greedy innkeeper and his inn were swallowed up by the earth at this spot.

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Location: Ankum, Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany

Alkenkuhle Geological Monument

1. Goldhügel Shelter – Meyer megalithic tomb loop from Brickwedde

2. Meyer megalithic tomb – Grumfeld West Megalithic Tomb loop from Ueffeln

3. Goldhügel Shelter – Grumfeld West Megalithic Tomb loop from Alfhausen

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