"Instead of the scream of a fish hawk scaring the fishes, is heard the whistle of the steam-engine, arousing a country to its progress."
(Henry David Thoreau)
The secret plans for the rearmament of Germany had included the construction of an military airfield in this area since 1934, and in 1935, the Reich's Ministry for Aviation boguht large properties in the northern area of the planned airfield and built wooden barracks to accomodate the workers.
In numerous construction phases, a complete airfield was built until 1939, including concrete runways with illumination, radio beacon and quite a few hangars. In addition, the airfield was connected to the main line railroad and was completed by living quarters for the soldiers.....(more)
On the edge of a large military training area in the federal state of Brandenburg, south of Berlin, are the remains of a support intelligence center of the Soviet armed forces in Germany.
The object consists of a small communications bunker with a floor area of approx. 200 square meters, a garage complex, a social building, a small generator shelter, a USB-type bunker that served as a food cold store and two switching boilers. There is also a sauna building in the style of a Russian log cabin. There is also a residential building with a dining room and cinema on the site. The comms bunker itself basically consists of just 5 large rooms and a few...(more)
Published 2024-10-11
Our 2020 New Year's tour took us to an abandoned village. Well, not a “real” village in that sense, but an abandoned pioneer camp of the former GDR.
We had already driven past it several times on our excursions, but never had the time to take a closer look - this time it was actually on our list.
We found an official parking lot not too far away and went straight to the large main gate. There was a small gate next to it. It was open, so we walked in at our leisure.
It was a really nice day. The winter sun was low, even though it was only 2pm, so we had some really nice light in places....(more)
Lost Place: Diese ehemaligen Prunkschlösser sind heute verfallen
Einst prächtige Familiensitze, jetzt verwahrloste Ruinen: In Europa werden einige Schlösser dem Verfall überlassen. Doch die Geschichten hinter den bröckelnden Fassaden ziehen viele Menschen umso mehr in ihren Bann.
I used to explore abandoned places as a kid. When I started exploring them again as an adult, I made a career out of it.
I started exploring abandoned places as an adult; I made it a career and it helped my mental health.
35 Creepy Abandoned Cities and Ghost Towns Around the World
From submerged cities and quiet villages overtaken by nature to eerie haunted islands, these mysterious abandoned cities will give you the chills
Lost Place: Wollseifen zieht Geisterjäger und Historiker an
In Wollseifen ziehen die verwilderten Überreste eines Dorfes Geschichtsinteressierte, Abenteurer und Geisterjäger gleichermaßen an. Dabei steht es auf keiner Karte.