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Parking behind the Gehlweiler Community Center

Parking behind the Gehlweiler Community Center

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Parking behind the Gehlweiler Community Center

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Location: Gehlweiler, Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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June 15, 2025

Built in the 1930s, the school served its original purpose as a Protestant and Catholic elementary school until the end of the 1960s, before being converted into a community center with a ballroom.

It also served as a filming location for Edgar Reitz's Hunsrück epic "Heimat," and the forecourt was completely renovated in 2001.

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August 18, 2021

The Other Homeland Part 1

Filming location of the new Edgar Reitz film "The Other Homeland" - Filmmaker Reitz transported the Hunsrück village of Gehlweiler back 150 years.

"With his HEIMAT trilogy, director Edgar Reitz made film history. The new film "The Other Homeland" puts the Hunsrück village of Gehlweiler at the center of the action. The town center was unrecognizable from April to September 2012, as filmmaker Edgar Reitz shot his new film "The Other Homeland" there. In August 2013, large photos were hung on the houses, allowing everyone to see the film sets in pictures. One gem that will be preserved is the backdrop for the kitchen scenes, which were filmed in the house at Hauptstrasse 43 in Gehlweiler. The owner of the house enthusiastically shows visitors the setting from the century before last. With attention to detail, he has collected many props that can be admired at the film set. The owner has many exciting stories to tell about the film and the filming. It's an experience that can't be found anywhere else. Source: Text gemuenden.de/index.php/die-andere-heimat.html

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August 18, 2021

The Other Homeland Part 2

Filming location of the new Edgar Reitz film "The Other Homeland" - Filmmaker Reitz transported the Hunsrück village of Gehlweiler back in time 150 years.

In his new film "The Other Homeland," Reitz describes the fate of Hunsrück emigrants to Brazil. The story takes place between 1840 and 1843, before the previous film adaptations. Crop failures, famines, and arbitrary government action caused endless hardship. For thousands, emigration to Brazil was the only way to escape the misery. The three-hour film centers on the story of two brothers from the Hunsrück who emigrate to Brazil because of the ongoing famine. As in "Homeland," the filmmaker focuses on the Simon family of blacksmiths from Schabbach – but 150 years earlier. The focal point is the historic blacksmith shop in Gehlweiler, which was also featured in the first local adaptation. As is typical of Reitz, the film tells a complex story in many images and at a variety of locations. The aim is to create a comprehensive and faithful depiction of the era. To achieve this, the center of Gehlweiler had to be completely transformed. Several decorative buildings were erected around the historic blacksmith shop, including farms, a school, an inn, a church, a cemetery, and a bakery. The modern road surface was visually transformed into a clay and cobblestone street. Time has also been turned back in time in many interiors with open fireplaces, handmade furniture, and long-forgotten tools and equipment. At the beginning of 2013, large photos were hung on the houses, allowing everyone to see the film sets in pictures. Source: Text gemuenden.de/index.php/die-andere-heimat.html

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