Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Münster District
Ruhr Region
Bottrop
Gladbeck
Memorial Plaque for the Book Burning in Wittringen
Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Münster District
Ruhr Region
Bottrop
Gladbeck
Memorial Plaque for the Book Burning in Wittringen
Memorial Plaque for the Book Burning in Wittringen
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Location: Gladbeck, Bottrop, Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Best Hikes to Memorial Plaque for the Book Burning in Wittringen
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View of Schloss Wittringen – Wittringen Water Castle loop from Butendorf01:16
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Mottbruchhalde Summit – View from Mottbruchhalde loop from Fischerstraße04:03
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Expert4.8
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Wittringen Water Castle – Crater of Mottbruchhalde loop from Gladbeck West05:57
22.7km
180m
Tips
This place belongs to the project "Historical Places in Gladbeck". gladbeck.de/Kultur_Tourismus/Kultur/Stadtarchiv/Historische_Orte_in_Gladbeck/autostart.asp?highmain=5&highsub=4&highsubsub=1
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•August 30, 2021
It is not well known that there was also a book burning in Gladbeck in 1933. On July 1st, the evening before the "Festival of the German School", the citizens of Gladbeck gathered at the Wittringer Memorial to burn works by unloved authors with a "blast of fire". The action was initiated by the local NSDAP group, and the Hitler Youth was also involved in the execution, collecting the books and whose local leader gave the fiery speech. buecherverbrennung.de/tag/gladbeck/#:~:text=B%C3%BCcherverbrennung%20in%20Gladbeck&text=Eher%20unbekannt%20ist%2C%20dass%20es,Werke%20ungeliebter%20Autoren%20zu%20verbrennen.
translated by•August 17, 2024
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Location: Gladbeck, Bottrop, Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Best Hikes to Memorial Plaque for the Book Burning in Wittringen
- Easy
4.1
(8)
37
View of Schloss Wittringen – Wittringen Water Castle loop from Butendorf01:16
4.87km
30m
Intermediate3.6
(9)
29
Mottbruchhalde Summit – View from Mottbruchhalde loop from Fischerstraße04:03
15.7km
90m
Expert4.8
(8)
26
Wittringen Water Castle – Crater of Mottbruchhalde loop from Gladbeck West05:57
22.7km
180m
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