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Pollarded Willows of Linnich-Hilfarth

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Pollarded Willows of Linnich-Hilfarth

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Location: Linnich, Kreis Düren, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Rurich Castle – Old Rurtalbahn Railway Track loop from Körrenzig

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2. Rurdorf Weir – Rur Weir at Linnich loop from Körrenzig

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3. Bench With a View of Baal – Schloss Rurich loop from Hückelhoven-Baal

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Günter

April 5, 2023

pollard willows. Their appearance is a historical characteristic of this region. After all, especially after the First World War, there was a center for basket weaving in Linnich, Hilfarth and Körrenzig, precisely because the willows felt at home here. Only with the advent of plastics and their use for baskets did this old craft come to an end. Information is still available in the basket weaving museum in Hilfarth. After soaking the dried willow branches, they were either peeled for the "white wicker" such as B. laundry baskets or unpeeled for coarse baskets such. B. Potato baskets. A mixture of both types of willow allows attractive patterns for utility baskets, cribs, children's beds, newspaper or bottle baskets.

By the way, in contrast to other materials, such baskets often last a lifetime. My laundry baskets, which my father made when he was a trained basket weaver, were given to us for our wedding 41 years ago. They still look the same as they did at the beginning despite intensive use.

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Oliver🌍

March 21, 2025

Currently the willows are being cut back extremely hard again

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Location: Linnich, Kreis Düren, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Pollarded Willows of Linnich-Hilfarth

1. Rurich Castle – Old Rurtalbahn Railway Track loop from Körrenzig

2. Rurdorf Weir – Rur Weir at Linnich loop from Körrenzig

3. Bench With a View of Baal – Schloss Rurich loop from Hückelhoven-Baal

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