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Trümmerberg
''Schuttberg'' () is a German term for a mound made of rubble or out of a rubbish heap. Many were amassed following the extensive damage from strategic bombing during World War II. These types are more specifically termed ''Trümmerberg'' (rubble mountain) and are known colloquially by various namesakes such as ''Mont Klamott'' (Mount Rag), ''Monte Scherbelino'' (Mount Shard), and ''Scherbelberg'' (Shard Mountain). Most major cities in Germany have at least one ''Schuttberg''. Known Schuttberge Berlin The amount of debris in Berlin is about 15 percent of the total rubble in the whole of Germany. Frankfurt am Main To remove and recycle the rubble the city authorities in the autumn of 1945 created the non-profit Trümmerverwertungsgesellschaft which was tasked with removing the rubble and recycling it. Initially the removed rubble was piled up on a rubble mountain called Monte Scherbelino, before the material was recycled and processed to such an extent that by 1964 the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rheydter Höhe
The Rheydter Höhe is a '' Trümmerberg'' in the Mönchengladbach district of Pongs in the south of the city. Locally the hill, which is made of rubble, is known as ''Monte Clamotte'' ("Mount Rubble") or ''Rheydter Müllberg'' (the "Rheydt Rubbish Tip"). The plateau of the small hill is high, making it the highest point in the borough. Measuring 64 m from foot to summit, it is also the highest ''Trümmerberg'' in Germany. The ''Rheydter Höhe'' ("Rheydt Hill") was created in 1945 from rubble left behind by the bombing of the towns of Mönchengladbach and Rheydt, which left 65% of the two towns in ruins. During the 1950s, great quantities of domestic rubbish were dumped on the ''Trümmerberg''. In order to enable plants and trees to grow, a layer of humus, between one and two metres thick, laid over the household rubbish. During the 1990s, this resulted in poison gas emissions from the rubble, of which nothing can be seen today. However, about 30 metres below the plateau, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |