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Helmstedt in the region of Lower Saxony with its 25,515 inhabitants is a town in Germany - some 103 mi or ( 166 km ) West of Berlin , the country's capital city .
Current time in Helmstedt is now 02:58 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Berlin " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Copenhagen, Malmö, Wefensleben, Volpke, and Trendelbusch. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Copenhagen . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Helmstedt ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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DDR border Marienborn 1 of 3
www.youtube.com Film made during a visit to the former border point between the DDR and West Germany. Three part film Please also see my website and blogs which contain information about where this wa ..
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At the old East-German border Marienborn
Me driving past the old East-German border Marienborn on the A2 near marienborn/helmstedt ..
London to Warsaw by car 6
A discussion of what can be seen today at the former border between east and west Germany. Many of the installations are still visible. Then continuing east over the Elbe river. Wilkowo, I end up opti ..
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Interesting facts about this location
St. Ludger's Abbey
St. Ludger's Abbey (German: Kloster St. Ludgeri) was a former monastery of the Benedictine Order in Helmstedt, Lower Saxony, founded by Saint Ludger around 800. Until it was secularised in 1802 it was an Imperial Abbey, with sovereignty over the whole town of Helmstedt until the 15th century.
Located at 52.23 11.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Türkentor (Helmstedt)
The Türkentor (Turks' Gate) is a triumphal arch and gateway in Helmstedt in Lower Saxony in Germany. The main entrance to the former St. Ludger's Abbey and a gateway to the Domänenhof, the arch was built in 1716 to celebrate the victory over the Ottomans by Prince Eugene of Savoy at the Battle of Petrovaradin earlier that year, in which Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg had also been instrumental.
Located at 52.22 11.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Lappwald
The Lappwald is a heavily wooded range of hills, 20 km long and up to 5 km wide, in central Germany. It stretches northwards from the town of Helmstedt. The border between Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt runs through the woods, of which about three quarters is on Lower Saxon terrain. The Lappwald is part of the Elm-Lappwald Nature Park.
Located at 52.26 11.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Helmstedt–Marienborn border crossing
The Border checkpoint Helmstedt–Marienborn, named Grenzübergangsstelle Marienborn (GÜSt) (border crossing Marienborn) by the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was the largest and most important border crossing on the Inner German border during the division of Germany. Due to its geographical location, allowing for the shortest land route between West Germany and West Berlin, most transit traffic to and from West Berlin used the Helmstedt-Marienborn crossing.
Located at 52.22 11.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Mariental Abbey
Mariental Abbey in the present Mariental in Lower Saxony, Germany, is a former Cistercian monastery founded in 1138, along with Marienberg Abbey in Helmstedt, by Pfalzgraf Friedrich II von Sommerschenburg. It was a daughter house of Altenberg Abbey of the filiation of Morimond. The initial complement consisted of twelve monks from Altenberg under an abbot (Bodo) from Amelungsborn Abbey.
Located at 52.28 10.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
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