The Grenzland open-air museum near Sorge - hiking along the Green Belt

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The Grenzland open-air museum near Sorge - hiking along the Green Belt

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The Grenzland open-air museum near Sorge - hiking along the Green Belt

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5.51km

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The small village concern, a district of the city of Upper Harz, is located in the middle of the resin, surrounded by dense coniferous forests and not far from the border with Lower Saxony. But while along the inner-German border, the border installations, fences and watchtowers have been mostly completely…

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Last updated: February 2, 2026

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Sorge Border Museum

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Every time I am moved anew when I walk past remnants of the wall that divided Germany until 1989 or border towers. The open-air museum on the “Ring of Remembrance” …

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Border Museum Sorge

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Here is an old B tower, which of course is not accessible. In conjunction with a small piece of border fence and the bare-cut area in front of the fence …

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Ring of Remembrance - Harz Hiking Needle Stamp 46 (Sorge Border Museum)

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On the outskirts of Sorge, the association "Grenzmuseum Sorge e.V." has received a border museum with a border landscape. The aim of the association is to keep the memory of …

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4.49 km

507 m

496 m

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2.64 km

1.66 km

496 m

474 m

224 m

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January 21, 2023,Sorge - zum Ring der Erinnerung (HWN 46)

From the parking lot at Ebersbach we walked in the direction of the old border installations and continued on the patrol path to the "Ring of Remembrance" (HWN 46). There are numerous boards along the way that provide information about the period 1945-1989. In addition, some parts of the GDR border installations were preserved. For us, this path was once …

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July 15, 2024,Grænseland fra øst og vest tyskland- Sorge

A trip back in time. There are several nice info signs in both German and English, so you can read a little about the former iron curtain.

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May 1, 2024,Das Grenzlandmuseum und Freilichtmuseum bei Sorge

I had been planning this for a long time and it was worth it. The resources from the border region and the small museum, well looked after and only maintained by volunteers and donations. In the museum, which is only a small room, there are some GDR crimes and a very nice and talkative gentleman from the area who does …

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June 24, 2022,🧱Grenzmuseum 🪵Sorge 👮‍♂️

The planned way back along the Ebersbach was hell, more tree Mikado is not possible. 🥴

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May 16, 2019

The small village concern, a district of the city of Upper Harz, is located in the middle of the resin, surrounded by dense coniferous forests and not far from the border with Lower Saxony. But while along the inner-German border, the border installations, fences and watchtowers have been mostly completely

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November 18, 2022

The patrol path with 7x4 holes in each concrete slab evokes uncomfortable memories. In combination with the 3m fence and a lot of free space, you automatically feel like you are being watched by the tower. The mood is almost authentic, but still incomparably peaceful. Already has an effect!

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