Flak barracks Buckesfeld
| Flak barracks Buckesfeld | |||
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Youth meeting in the former gatehouse |
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| local community | Ludenscheid | ||
| Coordinates : | 51 ° 14 ' N , 7 ° 36' E | ||
| Opened | 1935 | ||
Location of the Buckesfeld flak barracks in Lüdenscheid |
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The flak barracks on Buckesfeld (of the Belgian armed forces and La-Lys barracks called) was under monument protection standing barracks in Lüdenscheid . The guard building that is still standing is colloquially known as the prison and is still today, with the number 138 , a listed building. Today there is a youth club in it , which is run by the International Federation . In 1939 the area was 24.7 hectares . The Buckesfeld casino (0.25 ha) and the Heerwiese practice area (24.5 ha) can also be added. In total, you get over 50 hectares of land.
history
On December 20, 1935, the city of Lüdenscheid and the Reich Ministry of Aviation signed a contract with details of “the land purchase, road construction, water, gas and electricity supplies and, last but not least, the drainage of the entire barracks area in the separation system. According to the contract, the city waived resident contributions, connection fees, fees and costs for measurements as well as building inspectorate fees. " When the contracts became public in August 1994, the local newspaper Lüdenscheider Nachrichten wrote an article entitled" The Nazis collected Buckesfeld in 1935 "() Construction began in 1935 and the topping-out ceremony was held on October 7, 1936. Six months later they moved into the barracks.
After the war, the barracks were occupied by the Belgian army . However, the population soon established friendly relations with the Belgians, for example the German-Belgian Society was founded. In 1994 the Belgian troops cleared the La Lys barracks . In the 1960s, the Bundeswehr and Transport Battalion 181 were also guests in the barracks area for a few years.
building
The following facilities were included in the Buckesfeld barracks:
- outdoor pool
- casino
- Medical area
- Large gym
- Parade hall (can also be used as a gym)
- Gun and vehicle workshop
- Watchtower (location: 51 ° 13 ′ 38.6 ″ N , 7 ° 35 ′ 53.3 ″ E )
- Sports field (location: 51 ° 13 ′ 45.7 ″ N , 7 ° 36 ′ 29.7 ″ E )
- (Practice area)
- Guard building (location: 51 ° 13 ′ 31.4 ″ N , 7 ° 36 ′ 16.7 ″ E )
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Young people in “jail”: new youth club opened. Lüdenscheider Nachrichten, September 5, 2010, accessed on December 12, 2011 .
- ↑ a b c d Michaela Häffner and Eckhard Trox (eds.): Research on the history of the city of Lüdenscheid, Volume 8: Lure and compulsion . The city of Lüdenscheid under National Socialism. Lüdenscheid 1999, ISBN 3-929614-39-1 , p. 216-219 .
- ^ Lüdenscheider Nachrichten of August 20/21, 1994
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