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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Birxgraben Stream and Wooden Bridge

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Birxgraben Stream and Wooden Bridge

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Birxgraben Stream and Wooden Bridge

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Naturpark Hessische Rhön

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Location: Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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fbn 🥾

May 4, 2021

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If you follow the stream between Birx and Seiferts you come to the former inner-German border (just before the L 4376). There is a small bridge over the stream. In general, the way down into the valley is very idyllic. You walk away from the main road and cross the meadows until you reach the Birxbach. Then just downhill to the tunnel and then climb a little to get back on the road. The detour is worth it!

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Tevion1505 (Andreas)

August 6, 2021

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The Birxgraben is a brook that rises to 780 m above sea level. NHN rises between Birx and Schwarzer Moor and the Ulster flows to the right. The ditch is …

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Frank Rmr

October 5, 2021

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The Birxgraben is not just an interesting, gravelly stream with a steep gradient. Not far from here, during the German-German division, there was an insurmountable border, closely guarded by the GDR border troops. The owners of the Birxer Mühle located on Birxgraben were forcibly relocated in 1961 and the buildings were demolished.

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Elevation 640 m

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