"Urbrecker" worked in Wietmarschen; they "harvested" stones that contained bog iron ore. These were melted on the Schlackenbölt in the Alexishüte. The Urbrecker (sculpture) on the market square in Wietmarschen …

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Heribert D.

October 3, 2025

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This sculpture, "Urbecker," commemorates the men who mined the Wietmarschen bog iron ore under difficult conditions in the 19th and 20th centuries.

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Location: Wietmarschen, Landkreis Grafschaft Bentheim, Lower Saxony, Germany

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