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Amöneburg

Swedish Tower, Amöneburg

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Gießen District

Marburg-Biedenkopf
Amöneburg

Swedish Tower, Amöneburg

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Swedish Tower, Amöneburg

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    1. 'Stock und Stein' (Sticks and Stones) Geotour

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

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

    Moderate

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

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    June 15, 2024

    It's nice how lovingly you are explained on the tour what is presented to you live and shown in color... great thing

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      August 27, 2022

      The Swedish Tower owes its name to the fraternal feud between Hesse-Kassel and Hesse-Darmstadt. The so-called Hesse War led to the Swedes, allies of Kassel, camping 23,000 soldiers in front of the fortress of Amöneburg in the summer of 1646 with the intention of eliminating it.

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        June 18, 2022

        The hiker receives historical information about the Hessian war of succession between Hesse-Kassel and Hesse-Darmstadt at the so-called Swedish Tower.
        Source: amoeneburg.de/seite/de/stadt/0608:2521/-/BergerErlebnisMomente_Premium_Spazierwanderweg.html

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          Elevation 400 m

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          Location: Amöneburg, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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