Wednesday 12 August 2015

On the Old Border between East and West Germany

The Wall at Hötensleben, the West to the left, the East to the right.

Our last two visits of 2015 was to the old border on the road from Helmstedt to Berlin at Marienborn, and also to the Wall itself at the Border Museum Hötenleben, where it is possible to see the entire width of the original border between two walls, with "No man´s land" in between.

The line of the old Wall, the West to the right, the former East Germany to the right.

The Border Memorial is one of only a handful places on the former inner German border where a large section of former border installations can still be seen in situ.  The border wall, watchtowers, fences and other installations form an outdoor trail, marked with signs that explain each aspect of the border system.

The old watchtower at Hötensleben.

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