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North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Kreis Düren

Merzenich

Bürgewald (formerly Morschenich)

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Kreis Düren

Merzenich

Bürgewald (formerly Morschenich)

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Bürgewald (formerly Morschenich)

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Location: Merzenich, Kreis Düren, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Renue

May 21, 2020

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The town lies directly on the Bürgewald, a forested area between the Rur and Erft rivers, which surrounds the town to the west and north. Until the 19th century, Morschenich …

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WARUMICHRADFAHRE

February 1, 2025

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The place is now officially called Bürgewald - Place of the Future and is no longer as deserted as it once was. There is even a small airfield where gliders take off and land in the summer. I have even seen a small propeller plane take off once.

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April 9, 2025

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The atmosphere, even crossing the highway from Buir, is dystopian: lignite excavators on the horizon, deserted on weekdays on the miles of asphalt roads. Entering the village, many of the …

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Church of Alt-Manheim – Abandoned Village of Manheim loop from Sindorf

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Location: Merzenich, Kreis Düren, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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