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    September 10, 2019

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    Not only on the Ems and in the forest area Wentruper mountains, but also in this small, pretty forest area near the train station you can go for a nice walk in Greven. A castle did not stand here, but in the 1940s a munitions depot. Of that, however, nothing is to be seen. It was blown up in the face of the approaching British on Good Friday in 1945, the surrounding farms were severely damaged and nature was devastated, which is reminiscent of a standing in the forest memorial stone.
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    February 7, 2021

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    The wooded area is ideal for a short walk. Worth knowing: The Gronenburg was an ammunition depot which was blown up towards the end of the 2nd World War. The detection of the widely scattered ammunition lasted until the 1970s.
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    May 30, 2020

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    This forest area got its name from a small manor and hunting lodge, the "Gronenburg", which was built there around 1620 by the Münster canon, Wilhelm von Elverveld. The cathedral …
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    Location: North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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