The Hambach opencast mine almost meant the end for the small village of Morschenich. By 2024, the place should be dredged. After the end of lignite, there is now a chance for a new future. Only a handful of Alt-Morschenichers still live in the town, which had around 600 inhabitants in the best of times. But most of the houses in Alt-Morschenich have been empty for years and are rotting from the inside out, many have damage from decay or attempted break-ins. Gardens are overgrown, blackberries overgrow house terraces. End time mood wherever you look.

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June 2, 2023

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The former Catholic parish church of Saint Lambertus Morschenich burned down in the early morning of April 17, 2023. The cause of the fire could not be determined.

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September 21, 2022

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An almost extinct place that was relocated to Neu-Morschenich.

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