Top 20 Huts and Cabins around Westerstede

Drakamp Godensholt If you set out to explore the origins of the place name Godenholt, you'll quickly be immersed in the exciting, ancient mythological story that even inspired Hollywood to create a multi-part saga. Anthony Hopkins plays the one-eyed but wise god Odin, who directs history in Asgard and, in addition to his family, is surrounded by ravens. In South Germanic usage, Odin is called Wotan or Wodan. From medieval documents, we know that present-day Godensholt was referred to as "Wodansholte," so it can be assumed that a sacred forest dedicated to the god Wodan was once located at this ancient Stone Age settlement in the Apen community. The sound shift from W to G is not uncommon in the development of our language; it is also found in the word "Holte" (wood) to "Wald"

NEUENBURGERFELD - The Neuenburgerfeld village community has been looking after the historic “Old Peat Shed” on a voluntary basis for over 25 years. Work has now been completed on an approximately 25 square meter extension, which houses, among other things, three public toilets. “We have received noticeably more registrations since the extension opened,” said the first chairman of the village community, Uwe Meinen, at the inauguration ceremony. One can only hope that the new premises are spared from vandalism, because after all a lot of volunteer work goes into building the extension. In addition to cleaning and maintaining the entire peat shed facility, the Neuenburgerfeld village community is now also responsible for the new extension with the toilets. The planning for the extension, which requires approval and is visually adapted to the old peat shed, was carried out by the building authority of the municipality of Zetel.

The peat shed Rest where the peat once lay The peat shed in Neuenburgerfeld is a relic from the time when the clinker industry flourished in the southern Friesland district. The brick masters needed a lot of peat to burn the stones. The sods that peat cutters had cut in the Baasenmeer and in Stapeler Moor were taken to the drying area and placed there in rings. Once the peat dried out, it was placed in piles, so-called bülten, and transported away over the dams that ran through the moor. From 1907 onwards, the peat shed was used to store valuable fuel. The Neuenburgerfeld village community has looked after the building since 1983. An adjacent soccer field and an annex with sanitary facilities make the peat shed the ideal rest area.

All the little birds are back...how nice 😍. Hopefully it stays that way now 🙏.

The nature reserve, marked NSG WE 285, is around 93 hectares in size. Around 81 hectares are in the Cloppenburg district and 12 hectares are in the Ammerland district. The 85 hectare FFH area of the same name is part of the nature reserve. The area has been protected since January 1, 2018. The responsible lower nature conservation authorities are the districts of Cloppenburg and Ammerland. The nature reserve is located east of Barßel. It protects a section of the lowlands of the eponymous Godensholter Deep with remnants of adjacent Ice Age inland dunes. The lowland is predominantly characterized by moist fens with grassland used as pasture or hay meadow. There are also reedbeds and moist tall herbaceous areas. In parts, riparian forest remnants, forest plots and groups of trees dominated by alder and ash are growing. In places there are oxbow lakes from the Godensholter Tief.

We can only hope that this work of art is preserved and does not fall victim to souvenir hunters, which has already happened several times.

This favorite place is in the district of Apermarsch in the middle of fields and pastures. It was the first object to be installed in June 2020. This place became my favorite place because the sunrise can be enjoyed wonderfully here. - If you drop by early, you might meet like-minded people greeting the sun with a thermos of tea. Jörg Ridderbusch's work reflects this moment with "many colorful birds" that accompany the sunrise with a concert and chirp happily. The 2.40 m high tower is populated by colorful sparrows, who happily enjoy their existence and "whistle" to the cat lurking below.

When you set out to explore where the place name Godenholt comes from, you quickly immerse yourself in the exciting, ancient mythological story that even inspired Hollywood to create a multi-part saga. There is Anthony Hopkins, who plays the father of the gods Odin, who, one-eyed but wise, directs the story in Asgaard and, in addition to his family, also has ravens around him. In South Germanic usage, Odin is called Wotan or Wodan. We know from medieval documents that today's Godensholt was referred to as "Wodansholte", so it can be assumed that a sacred forest was once dedicated to the god Wodan on this old, Stone Age settlement site in the municipality of Apen. The sound shift from W to G is not uncommon in the development of our language; it can also be found in the word "Holte" (wood) to "forest". Now who was this Odin/Wotan? As the father of the gods, he sacrificed an eye in order to gain the ability to see the future. He was accompanied by his two ravens, who reported to him what they heard and saw, making Odin/Wotan virtually omniscient. Mythology attributed many, even contradictory, properties and abilities to him. With its imposing, monumental size of almost 6 meters, Jörg Ridderbusch's work alludes to his importance as the father of the gods. In general, the figure of Odin/Wodan as a tree is an indication of his importance as the god of the forest. In its foliage you can see the two divine ravens and a spear, which is the symbol of hunting, which is also associated with the god. But the figure does not stay in the mystical past, but brings the history of the place into the present: Ridderbusch chose the oak tree, which is characteristic of the Ammerland, as the tree and at the foot of its trunk there are various symbols that represent Godensholt's 12 clubs and thus as The basis for the solidarity of the residents and the strength of this part of the community should be made clear. Go looking for the symbols and identify the bazaar circle, the shooting club, the "Klüterdeerns" and the "Klüterjungs", the local citizens' association, the hunting horn blowers, the FC Godensholt, the SoVD, the fire department, the MC "Altöl", the “Sangeslust” singing club and the “Dree Steen” Boßel club. This favorite place is equipped with a listening station, which can be played using a QR code or directly at: http://cultureapp.com/godensholt/?lang=de Source: https://www.apen-touristik.de/special/destinationdata-details/poi/drakamp-godensholt-lieblingsort-mit-hoerstation/