Germany
Lower Saxony
Wesermarsch
Elsfleth
Duke Frederick William Monument (Black Duke), Elsfleth
Germany
Lower Saxony
Wesermarsch
Elsfleth
Duke Frederick William Monument (Black Duke), Elsfleth
Duke Frederick William Monument (Black Duke), Elsfleth
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Location: Elsfleth, Wesermarsch, Lower Saxony, Germany
Best Hikes to Duke Frederick William Monument (Black Duke), Elsfleth
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Huntesperrwerk Drawbridge – Historic Old Town of Elsfleth loop from Elsfleth01:23
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Huntesperrwerk Drawbridge – Elsflether Sand Beach loop from Dreisielen04:18
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Historic Old Town of Elsfleth – Weser River Beach loop from Elsfleth06:06
24.2km
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On the small market square of Elsfleth, we discover a monument in the neo-Gothic style that rises about twelve meters in height. Duke Friedrich Wilhelm von Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Oels (1771-1815), known as the "Black Duke" because of the black uniforms of his riders, was on the run with his troops from the French when he stopped at Elsfleth on August 8, 1809 made. The people of Elsfleth supported the duke as much as they could for the journey to England. The monument on the town hall square commemorates this event. (elsfleth.de)
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•March 9, 2021
Note:
Thanks to another monument at the northern end of Syke, we know where the Duke's troops camped 3 days earlier. Monument to the Blacks 1809
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Location: Elsfleth, Wesermarsch, Lower Saxony, Germany
Best Hikes to Duke Frederick William Monument (Black Duke), Elsfleth
- Easy
4.0
(3)
23
Huntesperrwerk Drawbridge – Historic Old Town of Elsfleth loop from Elsfleth01:23
5.46km
10m
Intermediate4.8
(13)
56
Huntesperrwerk Drawbridge – Elsflether Sand Beach loop from Dreisielen04:18
17.1km
20m
Expert5.0
(3)
7
Historic Old Town of Elsfleth – Weser River Beach loop from Elsfleth06:06
24.2km
40m
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