A few hundred meters east of Deutsch Haseldorf, near the border between Austria and Slovenia, a memorial was erected to commemorate the 23,000 people who died during the construction of …

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Meister Yoda

November 28, 2024

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East of Deutsch Haseldorf, near the border between Austria and Slovenia, a memorial was erected to commemorate the 23,000 people who died during the construction of the East Wall in southeast Styria at the end of the Second World War. This memorial, known as the 'Park of Thoughts', consists of an 8.50-metre-high square column into which 23,000 coloured studs are screwed. Each stud symbolises one of the deceased people. The different colours of the studs represent the different groups of people who were murdered along the East Wall.

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May 31, 2025

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Water pond for the fruit farmers in Deutsch Haseldorf

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