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North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
Königswinter

Dr. Max Horster Shelter

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Dr. Max Horster Shelter

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Naturpark Siebengebirge

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    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    Moderate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    April 30, 2018

    A shelter with a bench. Nothing more, nothing less. Dr. Max Horster, lawyer and city councilor for the city of Bonn, was chairman of the Beautification Association for the Siebengebirge (VVS) from 1964 to 1971 and handed the city over to the advancing Allied troops on March 9, 1945.

    More information: ittenbach.heimatmuseum-virtuell.de/historie/abfrage_sql.php?serie=VVS-Schutzh%C3%BCtten

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      February 4, 2023

      A somewhat dated refuge - very useful in bad weather, otherwise you'll be more likely to walk past it as the views are much nicer elsewhere.

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        "Breathe easy behind the ruins of the city" - An article in the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, in which Dr. Max Horster is mentioned in more detail:
        ksta.de/aufatmen-hinter-den-ruinen-der-stadt-14048642

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          Elevation 240 m

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          Location: Königswinter, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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