Here is one of the surviving eagle stones, i.e. a boundary stone of the so-called Aachen Empire, which was formed by the Free Imperial City of Aachen and its associated country districts from the Middle Ages to the end of the 18th century. The land ditches and the gnarled hornbeams as remnants of the fortifications are also part of this border, which still forms the border between Germany and Belgium today.

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Jochen Vieß

January 13, 2022

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Hiking trail parallel to the border with an imposing cross at the crossing.

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Andreas Meyer

March 6, 2018

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National border to Belgium in the forest

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