Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Münster District
Ruhr Region
Terrassenfriedhof Essen War Cemetery
Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Münster District
Ruhr Region
Terrassenfriedhof Essen War Cemetery
Terrassenfriedhof Essen War Cemetery
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Recommended by 120 out of 131 hikers
Location: Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Best Hikes to Terrassenfriedhof Essen War Cemetery
- Easy
4.5
(53)
231
Borbeck Castle – Borbeck Palace Park loop from Bedingrade01:47
6.68km
70m
Easy4.7
(29)
118
Winkhauser Valley Nature Reserve – Winkhausen Weather Station loop from Essen-Frohnhausen01:55
7.28km
70m
Intermediate4.1
(11)
69
Borbeck Castle – NSG Kamptal Nature Reserve loop from Bedingrade02:19
8.80km
80m
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Embedded in the Siepentäler is the terrace cemetery, where among other things there are a total of 1698 prisoners of war and forced laborers who died in Essen during the Second World War. Among them are 1667 from the Soviet Union, 11 Belgians, 7 Poles, 6 Yugoslavs, 3 Dutch and three people from the then Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria. 300 of them are victims of unknown names.
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Location: Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Best Hikes to Terrassenfriedhof Essen War Cemetery
- Easy
4.5
(53)
231
Borbeck Castle – Borbeck Palace Park loop from Bedingrade01:47
6.68km
70m
Easy4.7
(29)
118
Winkhauser Valley Nature Reserve – Winkhausen Weather Station loop from Essen-Frohnhausen01:55
7.28km
70m
Intermediate4.1
(11)
69
Borbeck Castle – NSG Kamptal Nature Reserve loop from Bedingrade02:19
8.80km
80m
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