PostsCommentsPayoutskoenau cross-posted @koenau/old-lungs-fresh-air-the-forgotten-clinickoenau (75)in TravelFeed • 4 days agoOld lungs, fresh air: The forgotten clinicFor a long time, the fate of the magnificent Bauhaus-style lung clinic on the edge of the Harz Mountains seemed sealed. Where once state-of-the-art medicine met architectural…koenau (75)in TravelFeed • 4 days agoOld lungs, fresh air: The forgotten clinicFor a long time, the fate of the magnificent Bauhaus-style lung clinic on the edge of the Harz Mountains seemed sealed. koenau cross-posted @koenau/forgotten-sugar-plant-the-brick-castlekoenau (75)in TravelFeed • 10 days agoForgotten Sugar Plant: The Brick Castle Creaking timbers, fluttering pigeons, and the skeletal remains of a vanished empire. Once the "Zuckerfabrik Glauzig AG" - a global titan with its own railway - this red-brick…koenau (75)in TravelFeed • 11 days agoForgotten Sugar Plant: The Brick Castle Creaking timbers, fluttering pigeons, and the skeletal remains of a vanished empire. Once the "Zuckerfabrik Glauzig AG" koenau cross-posted @koenau/rocket-city-where-the-baltic-sea-has-touched-thespacekoenau (75)in TravelFeed • 18 days agoRocket City: Where the Baltic Sea has touched the SpaceIn Peenemünde, the Third Reich once conducted research on its "wonder weapons." Later, the East German NVA turned this secret tip of the island of Usedom into a restricted…koenau (75)in TravelFeed • 18 days agoRocket City: Where the Baltic Sea has touched the SpaceIn Peenemünde, the Third Reich once conducted research on its "wonder weapons." Later, the East German NVA turned this skoenau cross-posted @koenau/haunted-houses-greed-in-the-valley-of-ghostskoenau (75)in TravelFeed • 25 days agoHaunted Houses: Greed in the valley of GhostsWhere kings once marched and Goethe found inspiration, a socialist dream is crumbling into silence. There are Haunted Houses in the German Harz Mountains - Whitnesses of a Greed…koenau (75)in TravelFeed • 25 days agoHaunted Houses: Greed in the valley of GhostsWhere kings once marched and Goethe found inspiration, a socialist dream is crumbling into silence. There are Haunted Hokoenau cross-posted @koenau/the-ghost-on-the-hill-ruins-of-childhoodskoenau (75)in TravelFeed • last monthThe Ghost on the hill: Ruins of childhoodsOnce a bustling center of socialist education, the POS „Ernst Schneller“ now stands as a decaying fortress overlooking the Harz mountains. With 850,000 views on YouTube, it’s a…koenau (75)in TravelFeed • last monthThe Ghost on the hill: Ruins of childhoodsOnce a bustling center of socialist education, the POS „Ernst Schneller“ now stands as a decaying fortress overlooking tkoenau cross-posted @koenau/the-monster-of-prora-hitler-s-holiday-paradisekoenau (75)in TravelFeed • last monthThe Monster of Prora: Hitler's Holiday ParadiseIn Prora on the island of Rügen, Hitler wanted to create a gigantic holiday paradise. The plans for the KdF (Strength Through Joy) seaside resort were awarded a prize at the…koenau (75)in TravelFeed • last monthThe Monster of Prora: Hitler's Holiday ParadiseIn Prora on the island of Rügen, Hitler wanted to create a gigantic holiday paradise. The plans for the KdF (Strength Thkoenau cross-posted @koenau/the-pig-prison-fresh-flesh-for-the-comradeskoenau (75)in TravelFeed • 2 months agoThe Pig Prison: Fresh Flesh for the ComradesAt times, there were more pigs than eligible voters in East Germany. In Maasdorf near Köthen, a memorial to this era still stands – a time when the supposedly successful model of…koenau (75)in TravelFeed • 2 months agoThe Pig Prison: Fresh Flesh for the ComradesAt times, there were more pigs than eligible voters in East Germany. In Maasdorf near Köthen, a memorial to this era stikoenau cross-posted @koenau/echoes-of-summer-from-red-pioneers-to-ruinskoenau (75)in TravelFeed • 2 months agoEchoes of Summer: From Red Pioneers to RuinsFor decades, the air in the Harz mountains was filled with the laughter of 800 children at a time. Today, the only sound is the creak of rusty hinges and the rustle of ferns…koenau (75)in TravelFeed • 2 months agoEchoes of Summer: From Red Pioneers to RuinsFor decades, the air in the Harz mountains was filled with the laughter of 800 children at a time. Today, the only soundkoenau cross-posted @koenau/fighters-in-the-ice-the-lost-squadron-of-greenlandkoenau (75)in TravelFeed • 2 months agoFighters in the Ice – The Lost Squadron of GreenlandOn July 15, 1942, the "Tomcat Yellow" squadron vanished into the dazzling white nothingness of the Arctic. After a desperate emergency landing 1,500 kilometers from civilization…koenau (75)in TravelFeed • 2 months agoFighters in the Ice – The Lost Squadron of GreenlandOn July 15, 1942, the "Tomcat Yellow" squadron vanished into the dazzling white nothingness of the Arctic. After a despekoenau (75)in TravelFeed • 2 months agoThe Castle of Evil: Red Terror in RuinsGermany - once the proud nation of high-tech industry and global-exporting factories - now finds itself fringed by taleskoenau (75)in TravelFeed • 2 months agoBuilt on Sand: The Praying Madonna of the RuinsDiscover the haunting beauty of St. Nicholas Church in Zeitz. From its Neo-Gothic roots and GDR-era abandonment to its m