Wehr

Wehr is a scenic viewpoint in Edermünde, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Hesse. Wehr is situated nearby to Edermünde-Grifte railway station, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Ederaue bei Grifte.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Evangelische Kirche Grifte and Breitenau concentration camp.

Evangelische Kirche Grifte

Church

Photo: Jkü, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Evangelische Kirche Grifte is a church, which is situated 1 km west of Wehr.

Breitenau concentration camp

Historic site

Photo: Armin Schönewolf, Public domain.

Breitenau concentration camp was one of the first concentration camps established by the Nazis. It was founded in June 1933 as an addition to the Breitenau Labor and Welfare House, less than six months after the Nazis had seized power in Germany. Breitenau concentration camp is situated 1½ km east of Wehr.

Grifte gliding site

Aerodrome

Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Grifte gliding site is an aerodrome.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brechelsdorf and Brückenhof.

Brechelsdorf

Locality

Brechelsdorf was a village that was abandoned around the 14th to 15th century AD. There are no visible remains today. It was situated within the perimeter of the village of Altenbrunslar, which part of the town of Felsberg, in the district of Schwalm-Eder-Kreis in North Hesse, Germany. Brechelsdorf is situated 4 km south of Wehr.