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Lower Saxony
Osnabrück
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Alkenkuhle Geological Monument

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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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    December 13, 2020

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    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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    November 28, 2023

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    The Altenkuhle is a geological peculiarity.
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    November 24, 2024

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    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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