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Lohmännken

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Lohmännken

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  • Location: Haltern am See, Kreis Recklinghausen, Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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    July 18, 2021

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    Bronze, the Lohmänneken is a poisonous dwarf from Haltern legends that haunts the Loh and scares people to death.
    Artist: N. Te Kulve
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    August 11, 2022

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    At the upper end of Rekumer Straße (Link), the attentive visitor encounters a legendary figure in Haltern: the Lohmännchen or Lohmännken. It is a small bronze statue designed by the …
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    August 5, 2023

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    "Dat Lohmännken" or "The Lohmännchen" is a sculpture that was donated by the CDU senior citizens' association of the city of Haltern in 2001 and designed by the Dutch artist Jan Willem te Kulve. It is reminiscent of the horror stories that are told about a piece of forest called "Loh" near Haltern. In the past, if you made your way through the forest on foot, the story goes that a "monkey" only 1 meter tall jumped onto the path, frightened the pedestrians and threatened them.
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    Location: Haltern am See, Kreis Recklinghausen, Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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