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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.

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 plaza contains various commemorative stones loosely and widely spread over it. In between there are many places to rest.

The Georgsplatz with the magnificent building ensemble, designed by the Hanoverian court architect Georg Friedrich Laves and executed by the contractor Constantin Nordmann (who also built the Nordmannsturm), and once used by King Ernst August I of Hanover as a hunting lodge, not only has an idyllic character. The simple, elegant, almost elegant design of the building really makes it an eye-catcher. You really notice the great architect here.

Stamping point of the Wennigsen Wunderpass ~ No. 9 Georgsplatz Wennigsen Mark, Am Georgsplatz

The path through the Erlengrund was redesigned in 2022 and has become very beautiful. The Carl-Thon-Weg was also restored, the bridges were rebuilt and it is open again.

The park, laid out between 1911 and 1925, languished for many years and has recently been "restored". A touch of the state garden show, which is to take place in Nenndorf in 2026, can be experienced there up close: new paths laid out, bridge stabilized with fresh wood, shelter built, goldfish placed in the pond - all very dignified and with a high recreational value. Only benches are still missing, but should come soon. The source and a children's forest with the names of the newborns from the years 2020 and 2021 are located above the Erlengrund. and pause. It remains to be wished that the construction work at the Waldgaststätte Cecilienhöhe will soon be finished and that coffee and cake will be offered there. If you are good on foot, you have to make the detour to the Mooshütte at the moment. Reservations are sometimes highly recommended.

The Erlengrund was created as a green connection between the Nenndorfer Kurpark and the Deister. The Erlengrund is part of the Kurpark cultural monument, as well as the Süddeister landscape protection area and the Weserbergland nature park. At the main road, at the lower entrance, a group of granite and gneiss boulders commemorate the creation of the park. Between 1911 and 1925 a park with ponds was created in the lower area of the Erlengrund. The ponds are fed with the water from the overflow of the Densinghausen spring, which was formerly used as drinking water in Bad Nenndorf. Next to the avenue of the Erlengrund to the Cäcilienhöhe there are several Süntelbuchen. Since the 1930s, the autobahn has been running on an embankment just below the edge of the Deister. It thus marks an upper end of the landscape park. Source: Wikipedia