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 …

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Oliver Grolla

January 10, 2025

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The cave is located in a generally beautiful area. Tours are worthwhile

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Hiking Haard

June 19, 2025

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You can't get right up close, but you can still get a good view of the deserter's old home from the path 🙂

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

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