Westerheide

Westerheide is a forest in , , . Westerheide is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Großsteingrab Krelingen.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ettenbostel and Benhorn.

Locality
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was a village in the old district of Fallingbostel located in the Heidmark in the north German state of . The villagers were 'relocated' in 1935/36 because the German Wehrmacht wanted to create a huge military training area on the heathland and forest of the Heidmark.

Locality
was a village in the old district of Fallingbostel, on the Heidmark in in North Germany. It disappeared from the map in 1935/36, because the German Wehrmacht wanted to establish the , today the largest military training area in Germany.

Village
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is a parish in the borough of in the in the in the north German state of . About 290 people live in this heath parish which has an area of 9.0 km2.

Westerheide

Latitude
52.7707° or 52° 46′ 14″ north
Longitude
9.6762° or 9° 40′ 34″ east
Open location code
9F4FQMCG+7F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 332906576
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­forest
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