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Pollarded Willows of Linnich-Hilfarth

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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. Rurdorf Weir – Kellenberg Castle loop from Körrenzig

29.5km

01:59

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2. Weir on the Rur River – View of the Rur River loop from Heinsberg-Dremmen

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3. Old Rurtalbahn Railway Track – View of the Rur loop from Himmerich

21.7km

01:27

40m

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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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

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Pollarded Willows of Linnich-Hilfarth

1. Rurdorf Weir – Kellenberg Castle loop from Körrenzig

2. Weir on the Rur River – View of the Rur River loop from Heinsberg-Dremmen

3. Old Rurtalbahn Railway Track – View of the Rur loop from Himmerich

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