Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Detmold District
Kreis Paderborn
Bad Wünnenberg
Plague Cemetery Leiberg
Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Detmold District
Kreis Paderborn
Bad Wünnenberg
Plague Cemetery Leiberg
Plague Cemetery Leiberg
Hiking Highlight
Recommended by 84 out of 87 hikers
This Highlight is in a protected area
Please check local regulations for: Leiberger Wald
Location: Bad Wünnenberg, Kreis Paderborn, Detmold District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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It is nice that there are also benches for inner reflection or just to relax.
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•June 30, 2020
In 1635, the plague raged in Leiberg, about 400 people died of the disease. Since the many dead could not all be buried in the cemetery in Wünnenberg one chose the location of the Wüstung Fornhalte as a resting place. Only seven Leibergers have survived the plague according to tradition. In the cemetery there is an iron book in which one can read the events.
translated by•October 30, 2018
I find this place for a cemetery, very nicely chosen. Everything was thought of with history, crosses, commemorative places and even benches with tables.
translated by•March 7, 2020
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