Steinfeld armored ditch

The armored ditch near Steinfeld is located between the sports field at the southern edge of Steinfeld and the Bienwald. An earlier section was filled in, for which a compensation area was created and a lake connected to the remaining ditch. The ditch, which is still about 890 m long today, runs 580 m to the forest edge, bends about 45° there, and runs a further 230 m in an east-west direction through the forest. At the end is a wall, presumably for bank stabilization or to prevent water loss. Later the ditch was extended by 60 m, with a narrow section and a 90° bend to complicate bypassing. Previously, it was secured with infantry obstacles and barbed wire, the remains of which are visible depending on the water level. Today the armored ditch is a valuable biotope and habitat for numerous animal species such as slow worms and Canada geese.

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