#teutoburger wald

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Bielefeld, Germany 19th century

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The Hermannsdenkmal "Hermann Monument" a colossal statue of Arminius in the Teutoburg Forest, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Arminius (German school).

Gaius Julius Arminius or Hermann (16 or 17 BC to 21 AD) was a Keruscan warlord, Germanic by birth but a Roman citizen.2 In September 9 AD he annihilated the Roman army of Publius Quintilius Verus at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest. After his victory, Arminius tried for several years to permanently unite the Germanic tribes in order to resist more effectively the onslaught of the Roman legions. But he was unsuccessful because of rivalries between the tribal chiefs.

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DETMOLD & Teutoburger Wald -> GERMANY

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TEUTOBURGER WALD - The Teutoburg Forest is a range of low,  forested hills in the German states of Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia.

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Heimat Ostwestfalen🙏

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Yesterday I visited the Externsteine near Detmold in Germany. A distinctive sandstone rock formation located in the Teutoburg forest. A very long drive from our home.

The Externsteine are by some identified as a sacred site of Germanic tribes, and the possible location of the Irminsul reportedly destroyed by Charlemagne. There is a round hole on top of the most upper stone, that maybe supports the idea of an inserted pillar on top; the Axis Mundi.

At the east of the Höhenkammer is an apse with a circular window and an altar. It has been noted that the sun shines directly through this window at sunrise at summer solstice (Wolfhard Schlosser / Jan Cierny. Sterne und Steine. Eine praktische Astronomie der Vorzeit (German). Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft. Darmstadt. 1996. p.93-95).

Archaeological excavations have yielded some Paleolithic stone tools dating to about 10,700 BC from 9,600 BC. Beneath a rock overhang arrow heads and blades were found. Evidence of fire sites was also found.

Nearby is also the "Hermann Memorial" or Hermannsdenkmal to commemorate the Cherusci war chief Arminius (in German: Hermann) and his victory over the Romans at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD. Experts say the battle itself took place many kilometers to the north-west. The statue is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Germany with over half a million visitors a year.

During thunderstorms the prominence of the statue causes it to be frequently struck by lightning. The Blitzortungnetwork of lightning detectors recorded 234 strikes per year on or near the statue.

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