20의 쇼텐하이데가지 명소 & 주요 장소

At the beginning of May 1948, sheep, cattle, and wild animals fell victim to the previously unknown "Beast" almost every night in the vast heath and moorland areas surrounding Lichtenmoor in Lower Saxony. The population lived in constant fear and anxiety for their livestock. It was believed that a puma or a tiger, or possibly even a wolverine, was wreaking havoc there. A lioness with two cubs was also reportedly seen. The "Beast" was said to have killed over 100 sheep, 65 cattle, and numerous wild animals. Because meat was scarce in the postwar period, it is now assumed that there were many illegal slaughters. The appearance of the "Beast" made it easy to cover them up. Daily, hundreds of men, farmers, hunters, and police hunted this monster. Then, on August 27, 1948, the farmer Herrman Gaatz from Eilte killed the "Lichtenmoor Shrike" – a male wolf of considerable size. The Lower Saxony State Hunting Association erected a wolf stone at the spot where the large male wolf was killed. From the former Eilte train station, walk 2.5 km along a narrow road into the forest and find the wolf stone on the right side of the path. The skeleton in the museum archive and a single specimen of a head still serve as reminders of the predator from the moorland. The legend of the "Lichtenmoor Shrike" has become a piece of regional history.

You shouldn't miss this route: super smooth concrete slopes, no car traffic, a view almost always of the Aller over the approx. 1.50 m high dike, benches and a weather shelter available.

The old station building, now probably in private hands, has something nostalgic about it. You feel like you have been transported back to the times of the 50s and 60s. (No car; visit relatives or go shopping in the next town by train).

Beautiful old station building, which now appears to be a private residential building. There is a weather shelter right next to it.

A beautiful route along the Aller. Cars rarely drive here. There are many benches and also a weather shelter along the way.

Next to the old station building, which now seems to be a private residence, there is a weather shelter with a set of chairs. An ideal place for a break.

After the Wolfsstein, the path was completely rumpled up in places by the wild boars

The last wolf killed in the area