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Macabre sites in Germany
Germany has 79 macabre sites on Detourmap — catacombs, ossuaries, burial grounds and the sites of disasters. The best known is Munich air disaster. All of them are below.
- Macabre sites
- 79
- Of archaeological
- 79 of 462
- Little known
- 69 of 79
- Oldest
- Salzbergwerk Berchtesgaden 1517
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1.Munich air disaster
Archaeological · 20th century · Renowned
1958 aviation accident in West Germany
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2.Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex
Archaeological · 19th century · Notable
Large former industrial site in the city of Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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10.Battle at the Harzhorn
Archaeological · Notable
235 battle between Roman and Germanic troops (c.235)
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13.Nürnberger Flugdienst Flight 108
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
1988 aviation accident
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16.Interflug Flight 102
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
Aviation accident in Berlin, 1989
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17.1964 T-39 shootdown incident
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
A Cold War incident involving an unarmed American T-39 being shot down by a Soviet MiG
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19.Asse II mine
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Former salt mine; deep geological repository in Lower Saxony, Germany
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22.Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System
Archaeological · Hidden gem
World Heritage Site in Lower Saxony
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28.Finstergrund
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Abandoned mine, now museum, in the Southern Black Forest in Germany
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33.Necropolis of Soderstorf
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Prehistoric cemetery in Lower Saxony, Germany
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34.Großsteingräber im Haldensleber Forst
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Megalithic necropolis near Haldensleben
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45.Samson Pit
Archaeological · 17th century · Hidden gem
Historical mine in Sank Andreasberg in the Upper Harz, Germany
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46.Roter Bär Pit
Archaeological · 18th century · Hidden gem
Historic mine in Sankt Andreasberg, Harz
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50.Zeche Hannover
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Former hard coal mine and today industrial museum in Bochum, Germany
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67.Salzbergwerk Berchtesgaden
Archaeological · 16th century · Hidden gem
Geotop in Landkreis Berchtesgadener Land in Bavaria, Germany
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70.St. Anne's tunnels
Archaeological · 16th century · Hidden gem
Mine at Nothweiler in Rhineland-Palatinate
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72.Erlebnisbergwerk Merkers
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Mine in Wartburgkreis, Westen Thüringen, Germany
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78.Johannisthal air disaster
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
Airship crash near Berlin, Germany
Questions about this page
How many macabre sites are there in Germany?
79 on this map, out of 462 archaeological & historic sites in Germany. That is what Wikidata records with coordinates, a photograph and a Wikipedia article, so it is a floor rather than a census.
What is the best known macabre site in Germany?
Munich air disaster. 1958 aviation accident in West Germany.
Which macabre sites in Germany are the least visited?
69 of the 79 rank as little known — a Wikipedia article in only a handful of languages. They sit at the bottom of the ranked list below.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.
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