{"id":86,"date":"2025-01-14T11:13:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T11:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erinnerung-verbindet.eu\/?p=86"},"modified":"2025-07-14T09:09:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T09:09:42","slug":"places-of-encounter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erinnerung-verbindet.eu\/en\/touren\/orte-der-begegnung\/","title":{"rendered":"Places of encounter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-medium-font-size eplus-wrapper\" style=\"letter-spacing:0.9px\">At the end of the Second World War, the Oder-Warthe region became a German-Polish border area. The previously shared history experienced an almost complete reboot. In addition to the new border along the Oder, the westward shift of Poland also brought a radical population exchange on the now Polish side of the Oder, combined with a new language barrier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size eplus-wrapper\" style=\"letter-spacing:0.9px\">Characterised by the narratives of the victorious powers, memory was \"overwritten\" and cultures began to develop separately from one another. Two fundamentally different ideologies (capitalism \/ socialism) became entrenched on German soil (FRG\/West Berlin and GDR) and almost escalated into the Cold War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size eplus-wrapper\" style=\"letter-spacing:0.9px\">The Oder-Warthe region first had to find its feet in this mixed situation and thus wrote its own new history. Germans and Poles organised the reconstruction after 1945 in peaceful neighbourhood, strictly controlled by the socialist regime. Accompanied by supply shortages and the persecution of dissidents, hidden and open resistance to the socialist system developed on both sides of the border in the 1960s and 1970s, as did the urge for social change and democratic conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size eplus-wrapper\" style=\"letter-spacing:0.9px\">Solidarnosc, glasnost and perestroika led to the peaceful revolution, political change and German reunification. The founding of the European Union in 1993 and Poland's accession in 2004 brought the Oder-Warthe region back together. Exciting traces of this development can be seen at many places of remembrance such as Trebnitz Castle, the Werbig Peace Forest, the Seelow historical railway station, the former border station Kostrzyn nad Odra or the Witnica Signpost Park. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size eplus-wrapper\" style=\"letter-spacing:0.9px\">Our educational tour takes you back to a time of encounter and discovery and the growing together of the Oder-Warthe region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-86_8b0f14-9a alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-grid kb-gallery-id-86_8b0f14-9a kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"3\" data-columns-xl=\"3\" data-columns-md=\"3\" data-columns-sm=\"2\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" 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https:\/\/erinnerung-verbindet.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC02975_2-768x547.jpg 768w, https:\/\/erinnerung-verbindet.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC02975_2-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/erinnerung-verbindet.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC02975_2.jpg 1378w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/erinnerung-verbindet.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Bahnhof_1903-1024x423.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"423\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/erinnerung-verbindet.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Bahnhof_1903.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/erinnerung-verbindet.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Bahnhof_1903.jpg\" data-id=\"810\" class=\"wp-image-810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/erinnerung-verbindet.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Bahnhof_1903-1024x423.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/erinnerung-verbindet.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Bahnhof_1903-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/erinnerung-verbindet.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Bahnhof_1903-768x317.jpg 768w, https:\/\/erinnerung-verbindet.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Bahnhof_1903-1536x634.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/erinnerung-verbindet.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Bahnhof_1903-18x7.jpg 18w, https:\/\/erinnerung-verbindet.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Bahnhof_1903.jpg 1903w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/erinnerung-verbindet.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Schloss-Trebnitz-Bildungs-und-Begegnungsstaette-e.V-1024x574.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/erinnerung-verbindet.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Schloss-Trebnitz-Bildungs-und-Begegnungsstaette-e.V.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/erinnerung-verbindet.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Schloss-Trebnitz-Bildungs-und-Begegnungsstaette-e.V.jpg\" data-id=\"811\" class=\"wp-image-811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/erinnerung-verbindet.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Schloss-Trebnitz-Bildungs-und-Begegnungsstaette-e.V-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/erinnerung-verbindet.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Schloss-Trebnitz-Bildungs-und-Begegnungsstaette-e.V-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/erinnerung-verbindet.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Schloss-Trebnitz-Bildungs-und-Begegnungsstaette-e.V-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/erinnerung-verbindet.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Schloss-Trebnitz-Bildungs-und-Begegnungsstaette-e.V-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/erinnerung-verbindet.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Schloss-Trebnitz-Bildungs-und-Begegnungsstaette-e.V.jpg 1177w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size eplus-wrapper\">Campus Schloss Trebnitz - A lively place for the region<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size eplus-wrapper\">The \"Campus Schloss Trebnitz\" successfully combines regional commitment with the activities of all local institutions in the fields of international exchange, extracurricular education, adult education, art and science. Enjoy a walk around the Trebnitz Castle campus and a visit to the Gustav Seitz Museum. With the free audio guide, you can organise your own tour (approx. 45 minutes). Let yourself be guided by the voice of the well-known singer-songwriter Rolf Zuckowski and learn interesting facts about Gustav Seitz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size eplus-wrapper\">Werbig peace forest - a sign against war and in favour of communal remembrance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size eplus-wrapper\">On 13 April 1991, a private initiative created the first Seelow Heights Peace Forest on the Krugberg in Werbig to commemorate the largest battle of the Second World War on German soil. More than 40,000 people died in April 1945. In addition to the peace forest with 365 trees, the Krugberg also offers a magnificent view of the Oderbruch and interesting art objects. The peace forest initiative was the beginning of a chain of peace forests that leads across Poland (east of the Oder near the small village of Gorzyca) to Russia (Brest).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size eplus-wrapper\">Museum Geschichtsstation Seelow (Mark) - Exciting regional history between 1930 and 1960<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size eplus-wrapper\">The former Seelow (Mark) station building is a representative functional building from the 19th century in typical railway architecture. Although the platform on the Frankfurt (Oder) - Eberswalde line is still in operation, the station building had been unused for a long time. As part of a subsidised project, the building was extensively renovated and converted into a museum of regional history by 2022. Here, the fateful events between 1930 and 1960 are vividly presented from the perspective of the inhabitants of the Oder-Warthe region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size eplus-wrapper\">Former border station Kostrzyn nad Odra - a place of encounter and shared history<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size eplus-wrapper\">The former border station on the B1 just behind the Oder is still almost in its original state. It is the last remaining border station on the Oder. The buildings next to the covered carriageway now house the Kostrzyn nad Odra town council and, on the other side, the K\u00fcstrin Fortress Museum. The fortress and former historic centre of K\u00fcstrin was almost completely destroyed by the Red Army in 1945 and never rebuilt. With the \"Pompeii on the Oder\" and the former border station, the town thus stands for several important events in the history of the region and the whole world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size eplus-wrapper\">Witnica signpost park - plenty of room for interpretation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size eplus-wrapper\">Original exhibits linked to the historical route between Berlin and K\u00f6nigsberg, along which Witnica lay, have been brought together in this city park, which covers several hectares. The exhibits are grouped into four collections: Culture of the Way, Milestones of Civilisation, Reflection and Fantasy. The Signpost Park is an original way to convey knowledge about the history of technology and to reflect on the great changes of the centuries, the history of the western territories and the human suffering that accompanied them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mit dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs wurde die Oder-Warthe Region zum deutsch-polnischen Grenzgebiet. Die zuvor gemeinsame Geschichte erfuhr einen nahezu vollst\u00e4ndigen Neustart. 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