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Memorial to the Former Inner‑German Border – Dorfrepublik Rüterberg

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Dömitz

Memorial to the Former Inner‑German Border – Dorfrepublik Rüterberg

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Memorial to the Former Inner‑German Border – Dorfrepublik Rüterberg

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    April 27, 2019

    Rüterberg is a gem. May the "village republic" preserve this uniqueness and the warning to the generations who did not experience the division of Germany.

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      May 25, 2022

      Since 1991, the small village of Rüterberg, located on the eastern bank of the Elbe, has officially been nicknamed the "Village Republic". A local history room informs visitors how the village republic came about and what it meant for the residents to live on and with the inner-German border.

      With the division of Germany as a result of World War II, Rüterberg became a border village overnight. Initially there were only control measures, but after 1952 many families had to evacuate their homes in two cleansing campaigns and were forcibly relocated. And for those who remained, life became increasingly difficult. Rüterberg's situation was particularly problematic because the course of the border in the Elbe section was not clearly regulated. As a result, a second fence was erected around Rüterberg in the spring of 1967. The remaining 150 residents were now completely enclosed and could only enter their village through a heavily guarded border gate. From 11 p.m. the gate remained completely closed until the next morning. The associated interventions in everyday life became increasingly unbearable and led to the fact that in 1989 the few residents finally founded the "Village Republic of Rüterberg" in protest. They didn't want to be patronized any longer. Today, an exhibition in the Heimatstube reminds us of that time. Among other things, it shows original uniforms of the former border troops of the GDR, photos, documents, signs and much more from the time as a restricted area. In addition, exhibits from the former village school and items on loan from the Rüterbergers can be seen, which vividly depict life and everyday life in the village before the Second World War.

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        June 9, 2018

        Memorial former GDR border

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          Memorial on the old inner German border in the village Rüterberg.

          Commemorative site of the Binnendüütschen border in 't Dörp Rüterberg.
          (Village republic Rüterberg)

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            October 10, 2022

            The HERRsche clay pit is located on the eastern edge of the municipality of Rüterberg and you can see the remains of the clinker factory demolished in 1971. The Chilehaus in Hamburg, built in 1922, was bricked with the bricks produced here with the particularly hard-wearing surface. (Source: griesegebiet.de) On the banks of the Elbe you can still see the remains of the quay wall for loading the stones. The forest path in the direction of Dömitz is partially paved with clinker quarry from this brickworks.

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              June 22, 2020

              Beautiful bike path always along the Elbe.

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                June 27, 2022

                #Magnificent view of the Elbe with a nice rest and fishing spot

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                  June 27, 2022

                  Memorial Village Republic Rüterberg

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