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North Rhine-Westphalia

Münster District

Cowherd Monument, Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia

Münster District

Cowherd Monument, Bochum

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Cowherd Monument, Bochum

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Running

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Mountain biking

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Road cycling

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Location: Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Tips

September 15, 2022

Hiking

Even modern Bochum was once a town with a lot of agriculture. A monument to the last cowherd Fritz Kortebusch reminds us of this time. The artistically crafted statue is located near the priory church of St. Peter and Paul, on the site of the old town hall.

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March 28, 2021

Hiking

In addition to the planetarium and the German Mining Museum, the cowherd monument at Bongardstrasse 29 is Bochum's best-known landmark. Almost every inhabitant of the city knows this "copper guy …

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April 25, 2023

Hiking

Fritz Kortebusch, the last cowherd in Bochum, drove the citizens' cattle to the Vöde, the city's pasture, from 1850 to 1870 and led them to drink at Trankgasse. However, as …

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Elevation 130 m

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Location: Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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