Attractions and Places To See around Gehn - Top 18

Wittekindsburg Castle is a ruined lowland castle from the High to Late Middle Ages. An information panel details the castle's history.

Wittekindsburg Castle is a ruined lowland castle from the High to Late Middle Ages. A plaque provides information about the castle's history.

The forest area in the FriedWald Bramsche-Osnabrücker Land - FriedWald Bramsche for short - impresses with a large variety of tree species. In the approximately 51 hectare FriedWald, burials can be carried out under old oaks and beeches. The hornbeams in particular characterize this cemetery: they are summer green, have slightly jagged leaves and hanging flowers, so-called catkins. Many other tree species, such as ash and pine, offer opportunities for individual burials in nature. This FriedWald location will be available as a cemetery for 99 years after opening. That means until December 31, 2102. Source: https://www.friedwald.de/waldbestattung-bramsche

The shelter at the car park offers seating. In the middle is a stone with a metal cross that can be used as a place to store urns. For a smaller group, the shelter can also be used as a place for a memorial service before a burial. https://www.friedwald.de/waldbestattung-bramsche

The consolation bench has been in the forest cemetery since 2024. Many people find the forest comforting, and conversations can also help with coping with grief. The new consolation bench in the Bramsche-Osnabrücker Land forest cemetery combines both. The Bramsche Hospice Association donated the wooden bench and offers an open conversation time there every month. A flag stand on the bench signals that someone is there - every third Monday of the month from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., volunteers from the Bramsche Hospice Association sit on the bench and are open for conversation and exchange. It is already the fourth consolation bench in Bramsche and the surrounding area. In addition to other cemeteries, there is also a bench at Hasesee, for example. You can find more information about the consolation benches and the Bramsche Hospice Association online: www.hospizverein-bramsche.de

Beautiful forest paths.

Only remnants remain here, overgrown by nature. A sign indicates the location of former walls.

On the way through the Kettelsberg you can even find isolated specimens of the yew (Taxus baccata), which is one of the rare conifers in the forest. A typical growth location for the yew is often in the shelter of a beech population. It is extremely shade-tolerant and slow-growing (only 1 to 3 cm per year). The yew is dioecious, that is: the male and female flowers are not on the same tree. Of the native conifer species, it can reach the highest age at around 3000 years.