Hexenburgerstadt, Externsteine, Teutoburgerwald and.... Stuff

 

I got a big "LOL" from a German because I called Lemgo "Die Hexenburgerstadt". I am amazed how many Germans are as ignorant as British people on history and noteworthy places. In the 1980s when D-Gruppe was translated into German by a German, despite my spelling Externsteine correctlt it was lettered as Extern Stein".

Top set the record straight here is a quote from Lemngo's website:

"Lemgo, known as the "Hexenburgerstadt" (Witch Mayor's Town) in Germany, is a historic city in North Rhine-Westphalia . Famous for intense witch hunts between 1583 and 1681, it is now best known for its beautifully preserved 16th-century Weser Renaissance architecture and its Museum Hexenbürgermeisterhaus."

It is actually a beautiful place to walk around so if you are ever in the area park up and walk around.

D-Gruppe members have been known to walk through it and much action has taken place in the state -aforementioned Externsteine, Herman's Denkmal ("Onkle Herman") you also have Koln Cathedral, Achen Cathedral which looks amazing and the Chocvolate Museum if you are so interested.

I know what you are thinking: "What about Detmold?" Well....

The Teutoburgerwald was a wonderful place to walk through so long as you do not lose direction. There is also The Adlerwarte Berlebeck which is Europe’s oldest and most species-rich bird of prey observatory. It sits right in the middle of the lush, forested hills of the Teutoburg Forest.

And it has been over three  decades since I saw a Narri Narro -what is a Narri Narro?  Well, if you don't mind looking at some old rough artwork it is all explained here: 

https://dgruppe.blogspot.com/2025/07/d-gruppe-and-narri-narro.html

If you think there is no place for super heroes in Germany you need to get an imagination!