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Brotmann Cave

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Münster District

Ruhr Region

Kreis Recklinghausen

Dorsten

Brotmann Cave

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Brotmann Cave

Recommended by 50 hikers out of 55

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Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Hohe Mark - Westmünsterland

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Location: Dorsten, Kreis Recklinghausen, Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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July 19, 2023

The pit, popularly known as "Brotmann's Cave", was initially created by the mining of sandstone, which formed here on 80 million year old sea sand and was planed free by the glaciers of the Ice Age. The pit was deepened by Werner Kempken, who hid here from 1865 to 1875 while fleeing military service. His father helped him. Since he regularly did unskilled bread work for the farmers in the area, he was called the bread man. With the help of good people, he was finally able to escape to the United States. What cold and troubles did he suffer here for 10 years and how much nicer than the battlefield was the chirping forest? Let's be happy that we can live so comfortably and peacefully today.

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Location: Dorsten, Kreis Recklinghausen, Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Brotmann Cave

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