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War Memorial Gevelsberg

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War Memorial Gevelsberg

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    April 18, 2017

    Hiking

    "The monument is located in the Gevelsberg city forest. It consists of an approximately 12-15m high rectangular quarry stone column with vertical lettering: U N V E R G E …
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    June 18, 2022

    Cycling

    Memorial for the 1st and 2nd World War. At Christmas time, the glowing Christmas tree stands on the top, which can be seen from many places in Gevelsberg.
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    Very imposing monument, somehow also depressing, I cannot describe what goes through my head when one is symbolically reminded of what a tragedy a war is and how many human sacrifices it demands. Anyone hiking around Gevelsberg should definitely visit this quiet place of mourning.
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    Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

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    Elevation 320 m

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    Location: Gevelsberg, Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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