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Naturpark Rheinland - Heinrich-Böll-Way

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Naturpark Rheinland - Heinrich-Böll-Way

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Naturpark Rheinland - Heinrich-Böll-Way

00:53

3.19km

60m

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Heinrich Böll would have been 100 years old on December 21, 2017. On this occasion, the city of Bornheim declared 2017 as the Böll Year and opened this circular route. Heinrich Böll's footsteps can be followed for 2.9 km through the districts of Merten and Rösberg. The former home of…

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Last updated: July 23, 2024

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Naturpark Rheinland

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160 m

Rösberg Castle

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1.39 km

Chapel at the Merten Cemetery

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At this point the hiker/walker will find the old Merten cemetery, which is located in the middle of the town. Probably the most prominent person buried there is (Nobel Prize …

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1.53 km

1.44 km

200 m

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1.14 km

957 m

541 m

435 m

106 m

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November 20, 2022,Heinrich-Böll-Weg, Merten 🐾
The Heinrich-Böll-Weg in Bornheim-Merten leads almost 3 km past the former home of the writer (December 21, 1917 - July 16, 1985) and to his final resting place.
Two (identical) plaques, one of them at the starting point, Heinrich-Böll-Platz, give a brief account of the last phase of the author's life and also do not hide the fact that the …

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Although it seems very rural here, the view of the landscape is very unusual for me. Wherever I look across the area: industrial plants. How nice we live here in Schleswig-Holstein!

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March 22, 2022

Heinrich Böll would have been 100 years old on December 21, 2017. On this occasion, the city of Bornheim declared 2017 as the Böll Year and opened this circular route. Heinrich Böll's footsteps can be followed for 2.9 km through the districts of Merten and Rösberg. The former home of the Nobel Prize

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