Here you can feel history close up. At the end of the forties there was sometimes not even coffee in Germany, which is why people used their "Muckefuck" from parts …

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Yvonne Bartz

March 5, 2018

Hiking

Schmidt was destroyed in the 2nd World War 90%. In order to have money for the reconstruction, the inhabitants smuggled coffee from Belgium to Schmidt. The pastor asked the community for financial support for the construction of the destroyed church. This is why it is also called Church St.Mocca.

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Karl-Heinz

October 8, 2019

Hiking

'Is also popularly called Schmugglerweg

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Best Hikes to Smugglers' Shelter Schilsbachtal

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Elevation 340 m

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Location: Simmerath, Städteregion Aachen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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