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The Birkenkopf (German: [ˈbɪʁkŋ̍kɔpf] ⓘ) is a prominent hill in Stuttgart, Germany. At an elevation of 511m, is almost 260m higher than city centre. It is in part a Schuttberg, an artificial hill built from the ruins and rubble from World War II.
Mar 20, 2020 · Between 1953 and 1957, rubble from the Second World War was piled up on Stuttgart's Birkenkopf. The mountain grew by 40 meters at that time. This is why Birkenkopf is popularly called Monte Scherbelino. The remains of the facades of bombed-out houses can still be seen in some of the rubble.
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Teufelsberg, with the abandoned NSA’s listening post. Photo: immodium/Shutterstock.com Berlin, being the capital of Nazi Germany, was subjected to heavy bombing. Over three hundred bombing raids were conducted upon Berlin by the British and the Americans, and together they made a third of the city unlivable. Half of all houses were damaged and as m...
Augsburg was bombed twice—in 1942 and again in 1944. From the earliest times, Augsburg was militarily important due to its strategic location. During the Second World War, Augsburg had several military industries including a U-boat diesel engine factory and a Messerschmitt factory. These factories became the targets of Allied bombing. The first rai...
The city of Cologne was also heavily hit by Allied bombers. More than half of all the city’s houses and public buildings were totally destroyed, and nearly all of the others suffered partial damage. Only 300 houses had escaped unscathed. As many as eleven rubble mountains were created in the Cologne city area, of which Herkulesberg (“Mont Klamott...
The hill Olympiaberg, around which the 1972 Summer Olympics were held, is also a rubble mountain. Another popular landmark in Munich is the 75-meter-tall Fröttmaninger Berg, which was until the 1970s a landfill of war rubble. It was gradually renatured and converted into a local recreation area. Since 1999, its top has been crowned with the Fröttma...
Stuttgart’s most prominent hill, and the highest point of the city, the Birkenkopf, was once a rubble mountain. A huge rusty cross on the top of Birkenkopf. Photo: mezzotint/Shutterstock.com During the war, nearly half of Stuttgart was destroyed by bombing. The city center was completely razed to the ground. Between 1953 and 1957, some 1.5 million ...
The Birkenkopf - Monte Scherbelino - is a 511 m high mountain in the city of Stuttgart - the highest point in the inner city area. The historical viewpoint is almost 300 m higher than the Neckar and offers a fantastic view over Stuttgart!
Nov 4, 2019 · The Birkenkopf or Birch Head is also known to locals as Monte Scherbelino or Rubble Hill. Just a short walk to the top of the hill and you will be at the highest point in Stuttgart’s inner city at just over 500m. The view is impressive as it overlooks the city.
Apr 22, 2024 · Monte Scherbelino Stuttgart. Birkenkopf Stuttgart, already a prominent hill in the city, became the location of Stuttgart’s post-war trümmerberg known as Monte Scherbelino. Before the war, this hill was about 1,500 tall. After the war, the rubble raised the hill’s elevation to 1,676 feet.
Wenn Einheimische vom Birkenkopf sprechen, nennen sie ihn meist „Monte Scherbelino“. Und das „Scherbenberg“ ein treffender Name ist, erkennen Besucher spätestens auf dem Gipfel: überall stapeln sich graue Trümmer und Fassadenreste, zwischen den Ritzen ragt Grün hervor.
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