The best hikes from bus stations around Wennigsen (Deister)

Slightly hidden is a monument to the chief forester Richard Schmücke, who looked after the Knigge forests from 1908 to 1921.

The Georgsplatz and Toppiusplatz in the Deister near Wennigsen are historical sites closely associated with mining, hunting, and forestry. The Georgsplatz was created as a meeting point for miners and was supplemented in the 19th century by a royal hunting lodge. Opposite lies the Toppiusplatz, which was formerly used for hunting ceremonies and gatherings, and today still commemorates events and people from that era through monuments. Today, both squares primarily serve as quiet resting and excursion spots in the Deister.

The Toppius monument commemorates the royal court hunter Toppius, who was killed by a poacher in a scuffle. It was initially located further down by the trout pond and was moved to its current location in 1901. It is a stone about one meter high with the inscription: To the memory of the royal hunter Toppius. On February 28, 1807, mortally wounded in the line of duty at this spot, he died on the 2nd day in Wennigsen. Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgsplatz_(Wennigsen)

In 1799, the Bröhnstollen, finally 1700 m long, was built in the center of the later Georgsplatz for coal mining. Place names such as Maschinenhaus and Schmiede in the area southwest of the hunting lodge still indicate the location of associated operational parts. In the 19th century, Georg Egestorff operated a transshipment point at Georgsplatz for the coal mined in his pits at Bröhn, Suerserbrink, and Feldberg. For the transport of coal in the direction of Hanover, Egestorff had the Deister-Kohlenstraße paved to the Hamelner Chaussee. The material quarried in the quarry just west of Georgsplatz was presumably used as building material. On the hill northeast of Georgsplatz, a pyrite mine was established in 1829. It belonged to a local safety fuse factory. Later it was taken over by the Egestorffsche Zündhütchenfabrik and operated until 1895. The Gauführerschule „Bernhard Rust“ was later built on the site for the training of NSDAP functionaries. In 1963, the Lower Saxony Police Training Center for Technology and Traffic was established there. In the east of Georgsplatz, on the Forellenbach, lie the remains of several old Rottekuhlen. In 2009, several information boards about its historical use were erected along a two-kilometer path around Georgsplatz. Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgsplatz_(Wennigsen)

The shelter is nice and big... a hand broom is provided... and opposite it is a picnic area with two benches and a table...

Very nice rest area... great bench...

Not necessarily a highlight

The forester Fritz Bank was the founder of the insurance association in Wennigsen