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Natural Monuments

North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Galgenberg Ancient Tree

Natural Monuments

North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Galgenberg Ancient Tree

Highlight • Natural Monument

Galgenberg Ancient Tree

Hiking

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(300)

Mountain biking

5.0

(18)

This Highlight is in a protected area

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Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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

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Tips

March 11, 2023

Hiking

In the courthouse of Marmagen, the lay judges for the criminal court met from 1315. In 1356 there was a legal dispute between the Duke of Jülich and the Archbishop of Cologne over a gallows erected in Marmagen. It is assumed that this gallows stood here on the Galgenberg. Source: information board on site.

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March 29, 2020

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After the climb out of the Gillesbach Valley, the numerous seating options are an ideal opportunity to take a breather. It is hard to imagine that a few centuries ago - far visible - the dead hung from the gallows ...

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April 18, 2021

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Ancient tree with a beautiful tree bench in the place of a medieval gallows tree.

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Gillesbachtal – Galgenberg Ancient Tree loop from Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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Entrance to Steinfeld Abbey – Galgenberg Ancient Tree loop from Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

10.5km

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths.

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Elevation 580 m

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

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