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Goburg Deserted Village and Memorial Site

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Goburg Deserted Village and Memorial Site

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Goburg Deserted Village and Memorial Site

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Location: Volkerode, Landkreis Eichsfeld, Thuringia, Germany

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2. Historic Lime Kiln on the Gobert – Green Belt loop from Hitzelrode

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3. Lourdes Chapel Volkers – Altenstein Antenna Hut loop from Volkerode

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Bernd

October 20, 2024

A sign at the deserted village bears the following text:
Here on the Gobert, next to the three large linden trees, where only the remains of buildings remain, the "Forsthaus Goburg" (Forest House Goburg) with all its outbuildings such as stables, barns, etc. stood until 1962.
Around the turn of the century, Baron von Knoop acquired Rothestein Castle near Bad Sooden Allendorf and, a few years later, the inn on the Gobert. During this time, a game reserve was also established here on the Gobert. The game population included deer, roe deer, and wild boar. The inn became a forester's lodge. Later, a hunting lodge was built, which served as accommodation for hunting enthusiasts and for hunting parties. Until 1928, Baron von Knoop owned the approximately 1,500 acres (374 ha) estate on the Gobert. In the same year, Dr. Baron Georg von Lünink acquired Rothestein Castle and, with it, the Goburg Forestry House and its associated land.

At that time, the family of the forester Borkenhagen lived in the Goburg Forestry House, and later the family of the sawmill master from the Gobert sawmill.

From 1943 to April/May 1945, approximately 60 elderly people who had become homeless due to the destruction of the St. Georgsheim in Cologne lived in the forestry house and its outbuildings. In May 1945, when the Red Army occupied the Eichsfeld region, all residents left the Gobert. As part of the land reform, the forestry house was handed over to a so-called "new farmer." The forest lands were also divided among the citizens of the surrounding villages. Until 1959, various families lived in the Goburg Forestry House and cultivated the remaining land. The last owners left the Gobert in August 1959, heading west with all their belongings, including cattle. Despite the existing border fence, they managed to escape unharmed.

From that point on, the forester's house was no longer allowed to be inhabited. The land belonging to the forestry estate was transferred to the State Forestry Enterprise for management. Most of it was reforested. In 1961/62, the forester's house was demolished for "security reasons."

Today, only remnants of the house, the stables, the water cisterns, and the former park remain.

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Goburg Deserted Village and Memorial Site

1. Vatteröder Stein – Dietzenröder Stein loop from Bad Sooden-Allendorf

2. Historic Lime Kiln on the Gobert – Green Belt loop from Hitzelrode

3. Lourdes Chapel Volkers – Altenstein Antenna Hut loop from Volkerode

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