Ruins of Wahn – Old village site of Wahn loop from Pfarrkirche Wahn "Dom des Hümmlings"
Ruins of Wahn – Old village site of Wahn loop from Pfarrkirche Wahn "Dom des Hümmlings"
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Ruins of Wahn – Old village site of Wahn loop from Pfarrkirche Wahn "Dom des Hümmlings"
01:09
4.45km
20m
Hiking
Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: August 17, 2026
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Naturpark Hümmling
Waypoints
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Parking
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22 m
Ruins of Wahn
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650 m
Old village site of Wahn
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Between 1939 and 1943 the 1,000 inhabitants were forced …
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699 m
Site of St. Antonius Church (Cathedral of the Hümmling), Wahn
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Traces of the Hümmling village of Wahn, which was built over 1000 years ago. On April 1, 1941, the community was officially dissolved. The National Socialists wanted …
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1.16 km
Beech Hedge in Alte Dorfstelle Wahn
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1.17 km
Lise Olde Wahn – Abandoned Village
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3.34 km
Tank Graveyard
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3.49 km
Wahn Memorial Site
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3.60 km
Tank Cemetery Sögel Test Site
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4.45 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
4.43 km
Surfaces
2.00 km
1.79 km
506 m
132 m
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Comments
Farm and house are devastated.
They moved on many roads
out for a new home."
(Inscription in the information pavilion)
During the National Socialism until 1943 all residents of the Hümmlingdorf Wahn were forcibly resettled and the village leveled to the ground to expand the Krupp shooting range. It was not until the mid-2000s …
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