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Lüneburg Heath

Former Border Facility at Rade

Lüneburg Heath

Former Border Facility at Rade

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Former Border Facility at Rade

Hiking

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Cycling

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Gravel riding

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Location: Wittingen, Gifhorn, Lüneburg Heath, Lower Saxony, Germany

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April 18, 2019

Hiking

Again, the world was at the time of the former GDR, to the east to an end.

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March 21, 2026

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The former border complex near Rade (a district of Wittingen) is an impressive and at the same time depressing place of contemporary history. It is located directly on the state border between Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt and was part of the approximately 1,400 km long inner-German border.

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Remains of the wall – Boundary stone loop from Waddekath

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Elevation 80 m

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Location: Wittingen, Gifhorn, Lüneburg Heath, Lower Saxony, Germany

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