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Memorial for the Opening of the Brocken Border

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Landkreis Harz

Memorial for the Opening of the Brocken Border

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Memorial for the Opening of the Brocken Border

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Location: Schierke, Landkreis Harz, Harz Mountains, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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PIERRE ⇞ Harz

May 16, 2021

Even if I was only born after the fall of the Berlin Wall, I think it's great that this historic place is remembered. Easily recognizable for every visitor to the Brocken, the information board should stimulate thought!

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Semi GTI

January 13, 2021

Today it is hard to imagine, but in the 80s the Brocken summit was completely surrounded by a wall. This was somewhat similar to the Berlin Wall and was intended to shield the secret military and espionage systems on the mountain from uninvited visitors. But while the Berlin Wall had long since become the field of activity of the Wall Woodpeckers in the late autumn of 1989, the Brocken Wall was still unopened. It was not until December 3, 1989 at 12:45 p.m. that thousands of hikers forced entry to this last bastion of the Cold War. This action was organized by representatives of the "New Forum" (GDR civil rights movement) in Schierke

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Michel ✔

July 6, 2021

Brockensturm 1989: Open the gate! On December 3, 1989, thousands of people set out to hike the summit and make it accessible to everyone. They succeeded. This is remembered here!

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🐐Zwei Bergziegen🐐

April 27, 2022

The stone of the Harz Club commemorates the opening of the Brock, which was a restricted area for some time after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
On December 3rd, 1989 the last bastion around the wall of the Brocken was stormed...👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Hard to imagine today.... all this madness....🤔

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Belinda

June 28, 2021

Memorial plaque reminding of the opening of the Wall in the Brocken area.

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RzG I. und LzV I.

April 14, 2021

Here Germany was divided until the peaceful Brocken demonstration. The new Goetheweg is a section of the Harzer Grenzweg (Walkenried-Brocken-Jungborn Stapelburg)

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Roland

June 19, 2019

At this point, the opening of the wall around the Brockenkuppe was enforced on December 3, 1989

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Christian

July 28, 2020

Located slightly below the Brockenbahnhof on the Brockenstraße. 😀

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Luki,Elli&Fiete🐶

December 13, 2021

Only a stone's throw away you will be rewarded with a great view.

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ᴡɪʟᴅʀᴏᴄᴋᴇʀ 🌍

June 25, 2019

The Harzklub e.V. has existed for 130 years and is committed to hiking, nature and the maintenance of old Harz traditions in the Harz.
A very beautiful stone that you cannot overlook in the snowless times.
But there is also the board that defies any weather.

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Der Hoedoetter 🌲⛰️🌳

July 27, 2022

Even if it's now 33 years ago. Sometimes it feels like it was yesterday. Memories stay forever 🙂

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Andy

December 8, 2020

A piece of history in a nutshell on a sign and a memorial stone.

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Hans 🚴‍♂️ ...👨‍🦯

October 26, 2021

It's great that we can come back here. On my first visit, the Brocken plateau was already accessible, but was still guarded by Soviet soldiers. For me, who only knew two German states until 1989, this is a lasting memory.

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Kerstin 🤗

October 14, 2021

The breath of history blows on the Brocken - if only because the inner-German border is so close

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Manuuu🌳🚶‍♂️🚲🌲

June 19, 2019

The stone is reminiscent of the opening of the Brockes, which was still restricted area after the fall of the Berlin Wall.

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Klaus

September 30, 2021

A people forced the return of what had once taken from them to the summit.

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Dr. G.

October 28, 2022

The GDR listening station with the round dome was also called the Stasi Mosque.

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Christopher

November 25, 2021

The sign for the old DDR revolution. Historic part of this place to see and witness what happened

Der Hoedoetter 🌲⛰️🌳

August 12, 2023

Will always remain a piece of history

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Sascha

April 3, 2020

Nice memorial stone on the Brocken.

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Puffin

May 28, 2021

I was there for the first time in 1989, it was a moving moment

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Jan

October 25, 2021

Memorial plaque on the occasion of the opening of the wall around the Brockenkuppe.

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Heiko Donath

March 20, 2021

A great idea with the memorial stone 👍🤗😎

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JR56

December 10, 2019

Hard to imagine today, but in the 1980s the Brocken summit was completely surrounded by a wall. This bore a certain resemblance to the Berlin Wall and was intended to protect the secret military and espionage facilities on the mountain from uninvited visitors.
But while in the late autumn of 1989 the Berlin Wall had long since become the field of activity for the Wallpeckers, the Brocken Wall was still unopened. It was not until December 3, 1989 at around 12:45 p.m. that thousands of hikers forced entry to this last bastion of the Cold War. This action was organized by representatives of the "New Forum" (GDR civil rights movement) in Schierke.

On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the opening of the restricted military area on the summit of the Brocken, a plaque was erected near this memorial stone, which also commemorates this historical event.

harzlife.de/dia/brocken_wieder_frei.html

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Location: Schierke, Landkreis Harz, Harz Mountains, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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