Built during the so-called "Third Reich," the complex, known as the "Ordensburg Vogelsang," was intended to serve as a training ground for the future leaders of the Nazi regime. Today, …

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Look at the relics of the Nazi era, this should never happen again!

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Urft Reservoir Trail – View of the Rursee loop from Vogelsang International Place

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Dreiborn Plateau – Ordensburg Vogelsang loop from Nationalpark Eifel

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Victor-Neels Bridge – View of the Urftsee from Vogelsang loop from Kermeter

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560m

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Elevation 540 m

Weather

Wednesday 25 March

2°C

-3°C

62 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Location: Schleiden, Euskirchen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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