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Gronenburg Forest

Name: Gronenburg Forest
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Location: North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Gronenburg Forest – Gronenburg Memorial Stone loop from Greven

11.2km

02:50

20m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Gronenburg Forest – Westheide Lake loop from Greven

11.2km

02:50

20m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Gronenburg Forest – Gronenburg Memorial Stone loop from Greven

4.93km

01:15

10m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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WanderstypmitBart

September 10, 2019

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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Lille and Me 🐾👣

May 30, 2020

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 chapter in Münster maintained extensive fish ponds and duck catches. The house was demolished in 1793 because it had become dilapidated. The layout of the hunting lodge and that of the associated garden with the walls can still be seen today.
After the Wehrmacht blew up the ammunition depot, in 1946 the English started looking for ammunition in the forest area. In February 1950 a "ordnance disposal team" was deployed and in 1955 the ammunition that was not visible in the ground was searched for and disposed of. It was not until 1984 that the government president from Münster officially declared the eviction to be over.

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Petra🏃‍♀️🚴👍

November 12, 2020

The Gronenburg - this large forest area is located between Hanseller Strasse and west of Mühlenstrasse in the Westerode farming community. It belongs to the Schulze Gronover farm.
This forest area got its name from a small country house, manor and hunting lodge, called "Gronenburg", which was built there around 1620 by the cathedral canon Wilhelm von Elverveld. The cathedral chapter of Munster maintained extensive fish ponds and ducks there. The house was demolished in 1793 because it had become dilapidated. The floor plans of the hunting lodge and the associated garden can still be seen today.
In 1832 this common mark, which mainly consisted of heather, was divided. The peasant shareholders used them together according to precisely defined rights and specifications as cattle drift, for mowing plagues and for the extraction of construction, firewood or useful wood for their own use.
It was only the Prussian government that tackled the division of the brands and in 1821 created a general commission that initiated the division of the brands everywhere. Most of the farmers were by no means enthusiastic about this revolutionary innovation, which forced them to make numerous changes in their economy.
In October 1962, Bernhard Schulze Gronover had a 1.75 meter high memorial stone erected on a forest path in the northern area of the "Gronenburg", which the sculptor Albert Mazzotti from Münster made from Ibbenbüren sandstone.

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Gronenburg Forest

1. Gronenburg Forest – Gronenburg Memorial Stone loop from Greven

2. Gronenburg Forest – Westheide Lake loop from Greven

3. Gronenburg Forest – Gronenburg Memorial Stone loop from Greven

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