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The estate, including the school building for the surrounding villages, stood here. In 1963, the entire area was demolished during the "Verziefer" (pesticide) campaign, and all the buildings were destroyed because it was considered too close to the border by the GDR regime.

A memorable place

St. Mary's Church is an eye-catcher

Also an impressive building.

Unfortunately, this highlight is easy to miss. You have to look carefully for it.

​Michael Gartenschläger (1944–1976) was a determined critic of the GDR regime who paid with his life for his resistance against the SED dictatorship.

If you want to know more about the museum and the horrendous events surrounding the "execution" of Michael Gartenschläger during the GDR era for dismantling automatic shooting devices, you can find them in my book https://shop.tredition.com/booktitle/Zwei_R%3fder_ein_Land/W-1_136034, on the cover of which I can be seen in front of the museum.

It is definitely worth going further into the clearing to get an impression of the border strip.