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The Reinartzhof was later built from the St. Reinart hospice, which was formerly located on the Reinart. However, the evacuation of the Reinartzhof was announced by royal decree on June 26, 1958. Reason: As the Reinartzhof settlement is in the catchment area of the Weser dam and there is therefore a risk of water pollution, it is expropriated and must be evacuated. Within three years, i.e. by 1961, the residents were to leave their farms. With heavy hearts, the farming families moved out of the isolated hamlet one after the other. "Be that as it may, the mild pressure from above, supported by appropriate compensation payments, caused one farmer after another to emigrate and find a new home and work somewhere at the foot of the High Fens." In 1971, even the picturesque Oberhof was set on fire, and what had been spared by the fire was reduced to rubble by pickaxes and bulldozers. Source: https://reinartzhof.pfadfinder-raeren.be/geschichte.html

By the 20th century, a hermitage (13th century) on the old pilgrimage route between Aachen and Trier had become a small settlement of 3 farms and 6 families, the Reinartzhof. Located in the middle of the lonely Venn, the settlement was largely self-sufficient, without electricity or tap water. Source: https://www.euregio-im-bild.de/kultur-geschichte-und-wissenschaft/denkmale-und-geschichtliches/fotostrecken/die-ruine-des-reinartzhofs-im-hohen-venn.html

One of the beautiful rest areas where you can take a break protected from the weather.

Very nice rest stop. Numerous information boards report on smuggling between Belgium and Germany. Coffee was three times more expensive in Germany than in Belgium. The smugglers tried to immobilize the police cars with sharp iron crow's feet and the police responded with the broom Porsche, which pushed the crow's feet off the road.

Pionierquelle Tour 1252 – Aachen – On the black 5 to the Pionierquelle Up and down in the Aachen forest Car park 52076 Aachen, Brückchenweg corner of Monschauer Straße (please also look at the map, the hiking car park is in the forest) Type Round Length 3.5 km Difficulty Easy Elevation Undulating Literature No information On map No information Signage, white five on a black circle Path surface Asphalt and forest paths …

Today it is a tourist meeting and educational center with a newly built museum, from where natural history tours and hikes can be offered and undertaken. Source: http://www.komm-mit-wandern.de/hohes-venn.html

In the Ternell Nature Park Center you can inquire whether and which hiking trails in the High Fens area may be closed. This is important to know, for example, if there is a risk of fire in spring or autumn due to prolonged drought. The staff are very friendly and happy to help. Contact information: https://www.ternell.be/ House Ternell B-4700 Eupen (On Google Maps) info@ternell.be T.: +32 (0)87 55 23 13

Shelter on the Schilsbach, the Schilsbachtal goes to Woffelsbach.