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HWW-station Niederwechsel

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  • Historical long distance trail-station Niederwechsel
    Historical long distance trail-station Niederwechsel
    Photo: CC BY-ND, Historischer Verein Wechselland - Dr. Andreas Salmhofer
On the Historic Long Distance Trail Wechselland, the history of the Wechselland region is made accessible on contemporary and innovatively designed display boards at more than 100 HWW stations.

This HWW station is part of the Wechselland Historical Long-Distance Hiking Trail (HWW). More information can be found at www.wechsel-wandern.at. Each HWW station is dedicated to a chapter from the history of Wechselland.

Topic: Overview of military cemeteries

The Wechselland and Joglland regions were a battle zone between German and Soviet soldiers in April/May 1945. A military cemetery was established at Niederwechsel. An overview of the military cemeteries in Wechselland and the surrounding area can be found at this station.

Location of the HWW station:

About 10 meters north of the military cemetery at Niederwechsel.

Opening times

Accessible all year round (at your own risk, no winter service)

Coordinates

DD
47.518103, 15.952052
DMS
47°31'05.2"N 15°57'07.4"E
UTM
33T 571677 5263180
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Ehrenschachen 7
8240 Friedberg
https://www.wechsel-wandern.at/ E-mail: info@geschichte-wechselland.at
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