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Defense Technology Study Collection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n n the former Langemarck barracks, in one of the original magazine buildings, there is a “museum” of a very special kind. Strictly speaking, it is not a museum but a study collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On a good 7200 m\u00b2 of exhibition space, about 2500 exhibits with a focus on defense technology and a specialized military science library are densely packed. The collection belongs to the BAAINBw in Koblenz (Bundesamt f\u00fcr Ausr\u00fcstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This exhibition has now been around since 1867 (at that time a sample collection of artillery equipment for examination purposes). When we were on site, soldiers of the Bundeswehr were being guided through the collection and certainly got important information for their job. Especially in preparation for foreign missions or for young engineers in the field of defense technology, the collection offers the opportunity to gain experience on the “real” object.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the Wehrtechnische Sammlung is not only open to visitors of the Bundeswehr. Since it is not a museum, you will not find a presentation like you would find in a museum. There are almost only small signs that give the object a name, but detailed military-historical descriptions, examples of use or armor-historical classifications are missing. I must admit that I did not really miss these details. I was particularly impressed by the size of some of the exhibits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The subject that is shown here is really diverse: starting with small arms, over missile technology to personal clothing and equipment. There are even prototypes to see that were never mass produced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I found the visit very interesting and can understand why many visitors go there every year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maria-Hilf-Kapelle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n The Maria-Hilf chapel from 1907 is the oldest preserved church in the district. We walked past the small chapel on our cultural walk through the city. In 1952\/53, the municipality had expanded the Maria Hilf Chapel into a pilgrimage church by constructing a new building. In 2017, the pilgrimage church was profaned and demolished. The chapel was preserved and is still a focal point for many pilgrims today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nFeste Kaiser Franz in Koblenz-L\u00fctzel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n Feste Kaiser Franz is a fortress complex completed in 1822\/1824 in the L\u00fctzel district. On the way there, we passed the last existing rayon buildings in Elisenstra\u00dfe. Rayonbauten are buildings that were erected on an area that was supposed to ensure a good view in case of an attack as an open field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nFeste Kaiser Franz was a part of the Prussian fortification system of Koblenz. It received its name in honor of the Austrian Emperor Franz I and is located on the Petersberg. This was an important place for the defense of the city and had already been provided with fortifications due to warlike incidents. The Prussians first built a fortress with a bastion-shaped ground plan, which was later extended and rebuilt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nAfter the First World War, the Kaiser Franz fortress had to be defortified according to the Treaty of Versailles. The treaty stipulated that trench weirs had to be removed, powder magazines and hollow passages destroyed. Only the redoubt with the throat tower, the main gate with the poterne, the mortar battery and the so-called outer wall of communication remained. In addition, some building complexes could be preserved, in some of which apartments were built. Other areas of the complex are used by homeless people for overnight accommodation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nDuring the Nazi era, a labor and internment camp was built on the site. During the Second World War, the remaining cavities served as air raid shelters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nAfter the war, a slum developed in the Feste Kaiser Franz, where about 200 people lived without water supply. In 1958\/59, the city dissolved the camp and provided housing for the people. That same year, the German army blew up the Reduit to make it uninhabitable. The rubble remained, and only a small area was preserved. Today, one can still see the throat tower with the completely preserved fortress baking oven, the main gate and the “communication wall”. The fortress oven is about 4.5 m deep and about 3.9 m wide, it was possible to bake about 250 loaves of bread in one baking process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nSince 1997, various initiatives and the city have been trying to secure and preserve the site. On the plateau of the Petersberg is the fortress park, which we visited during our tour of Koblenz-L\u00fctzel. From there you have a great view in the direction of Ehrenbreitstein and over the city. In addition, you can also see the few remains of the fortification very well here. Unfortunately, it is not possible to visit them because many areas are not yet sufficiently secured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
French Cemetery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n We leave the compound and walk along the wall of communication. This served the soldiers as a fast and safe communication route to other areas of the fortress complex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nFrom there, we were drawn to a “piece of France” in Koblenz-L\u00fctzel. This formulation may be taken literally. Part of the present site of the French Cemetery really belongs to the French state. So during our visit to the cemetery, we briefly paid a visit to France!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The French Cemetery is a military cemetery. Here are graves of French prisoners of war who lost their lives in Koblenz in 1870\/71 during the Franco-Prussian War. A total of 312 French prisoners are buried there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nWe enter the cemetery grounds through a beautiful wrought iron gate. Golden letters bordered by a laurel wreath and lilies make it clear where we are. The intertwined initials RF mean R\u00e9publique Fran\u00e7ais.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nDirectly behind it rises monumentally the central element of the cemetery, the Marceau Monument. This monument was erected in honor of the French general Marceau. He led his division to Koblenz in 1794, conquered the city and ended the rule of the Archbishops of Trier. During his retreat, the general was seriously wounded in 1796 and died. His body was brought to Koblenz and buried with military honors at Petersberg. A collection financed the construction of a pyramid in which the urn later found its place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nIn 1817, when construction of the fortifications in Koblenz began, the monument was demolished. Only after protests did the Prussian king decree that the pyramid should find a new place at its present location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As I walk around the pyramid, I notice inscriptions that are now almost illegible. These describe the life and work of the general. I find the lion relief particularly striking. It found its place on the pyramid only later, after grave robbers had cut a hole into the pyramid. I wonder if this is why the lion looks so sad, because he is now guarding an empty room?<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nToday, there are only a few gravestones in the cemetery, some of them very weathered, which commemorate the dead. On a stele I discover a commemorative plaque commemorating Marceau and the deceased soldiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DB Museum in L\u00fctzel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n Probably one of the most famous sights in Koblenz-L\u00fctzel is the museum of the German Railways. Here you can discover historic locomotives, passenger and freight cars and learn about the history of the railroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unfortunately, the museum is rarely open. When we were in Koblenz, it was closed and so we will probably schedule a visit at another time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Visit to KUFA – the culture factory<\/h2>\n\n\n\n The KUFA has been part of the cultural landscape in L\u00fctzel for several years, and we paid it a visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nA former envelope factory, which was one of the largest envelope companies in Europe since 1862 and stood empty for a long time after the Second World War, is now home to an independent theater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It all began in 1980, when the Tanztheater Regenbogen was looking for new premises. The factory building offered ideal conditions and a cultural center was created. Since 1996, KUFA GmbH has been running a theater there and the Koblenz Youth Theater has been staging its productions there. Concerts, children’s events and a regular family breakfast with children’s program are also offered.The KUFA has developed into a cultural, integrative and multicultural place in Koblenz-L\u00fctzel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nDuring a short tour, we were able to see not only the rehearsal rooms, but also the theater hall with its 350 seats. Posters in the entrance area showed us the previous productions, which immediately made me want to visit a play. If you would like to find out about the current program, you should take a look at the KUFA<\/a> website. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nWhen we left the Kulturfabrik, our eyes fell on some beautiful street art pictures in the parking lot. Looking closer, we also discovered works by Dater127, whom we had just watched at work at the Europabr\u00fccke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe camping site in Koblenz-L\u00fctzel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n What can be so special about a campsite? No, it’s not the different campers, it’s the view!<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe campsite is one of the most beautiful places in Germany. Walking across a large meadow, we reach the banks of the Moselle and stand at a fantastic vantage point. From here you have a unique view of the Ehrenbreitstein Fortress, the German Corner with the huge equestrian statue and the old town of Koblenz. However, I was almost more thrilled by the view of the Moselle and Rhine. At first, there were hardly any ships sailing, but then a cruise ship “turned” from the Rhine into the Moselle. For me, the drifting ship was a sight I’m sure I won’t soon forget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nFrom the campsite, a passenger ferry (with the name Liesel) should actually cross to the old town. Due to repair work, the ferry was not running and so we ended our visit in Koblenz-L\u00fctzel as it had begun, by crossing the Balduin Bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n
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