Trespassing Into History

There are several tunnel entrances on the edge of a German low mountain range. There is little or no public historical information about them. But various explanations are circulating - and today it is still not entirely clear exactly what purpose the tunnel entrances served. Essentially, two main theories are being discussed:

1. Mining Use:

In many regions of Germany, historical tunnels can be found that were once used to mine raw materials. Some evidence suggests that small-scale mining activities were also once carried out here...(more)

The history of this building goes back to the 1920s, when the head of administration of the health insurance fund (Ersatzkasse) of the trade union federation of employees had a children's sanatorium built on the recommendation of its members. An architectural competition was launched, which was eventually won by Georg Wünschmann with a design in the “New Objectivity” style.

The children's sanatorium was built on the former vineyard site of the family of honorary citizen Wilhelm Schall (1828 to 1916). The town had acquired the vineyard, parceled it out and sold it to prospective builders.....(more)

About two weeks after the start of the first CoViD lockdown in March 2020, the ceiling started to fall on our heads. It was time for us to get out again, so we set off.

As it wasn't allowed to leave the state and contact with other people was potentially harmful, we looked for a far-flung location nearby.

Our choice fell on the abandoned American nuclear weapons depot, which we had visited several times in the past - mostly to celebrate New Year's Eve with light painting in one of the large weapons bunkers.

The last time we explored the site in daylight was in May 2013, about seven years earlier.

As every time, we parked next to...(more)