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The Cascades (Hirschhagen)

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The Cascades (Hirschhagen)

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The Cascades (Hirschhagen)

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    1. View of Helsa – The Cascades (Hirschhagen) loop from Eschenstruth

    9.77km

    02:44

    190m

    190m

    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    June 20, 2024

    The cascades are part of the sewage system of the Hirschhagen explosives factory, which began producing TNT in 1938. Initially, the toxic wastewater was channeled into the Losse, but this caused considerable environmental damage in Helsa and further downstream. In 1940, a 22 km long canal was built to the Fulda to relieve the pressure. However, this was not enough. The course of the Rohrbach was changed and the cascades were built to regulate the flow rate. Jewish women were forced to do forced labor here.

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      December 31, 2022

      The cascades are an artificial watercourse that was built at the end of the Second World War and still carries the water from the Rohrbach into the Losse today.

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        Location: Helsa, Landkreis Kassel, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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