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Former Observation Tower at the Ems River

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Former Observation Tower at the Ems River

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    June 29, 2025

    There's no observation tower here...it was demolished.

    Now there's an insect hotel there as a "training project by Malte Wessels." The bridge leads over the Walchum Schot and

    the bench...wow, it's on the Ems cycle path along the Dortmund Ems Canal 😁🫣

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      August 12, 2018

      Very nice place to enjoy the nature

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        July 28, 2020

        Nice place to pause.

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          Location: Walchum, Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany

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