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North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Memorial Stone for the First Settlers of Raffelsbrand

North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Memorial Stone for the First Settlers of Raffelsbrand

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Memorial Stone for the First Settlers of Raffelsbrand

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Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

Location: Hürtgenwald, Kreis Düren, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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October 11, 2021

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The memorial stone commemorates the first settlers from Raffelsbrand, who found their home here after the devastating Second World War and the battle in the Hürtgenwald in 1952.

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April 1, 2024

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Areas created from raised moorland, refugees from WW2, East Prussia and farmers from Vossenack were settled here to build farms. This happened in the early 1950s.

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June 29, 2021

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Memorial stone to the first settlers of Raffelsbrand

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Elevation 490 m

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Location: Hürtgenwald, Kreis Düren, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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