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By: Julian Baumann
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Only a few buildings remain of the former community of Alt-Dettenheim.
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A village in Baden-Württemberg had to be abandoned due to its geographical location.
Today only a few buildings remain.
Stuttgart - The history of abandoned cities and towns is often tragic and fascinating at the same time.
In Baden-Württemberg there are places like the Albdorf Gruorn, which had to make way for a military training area, and the community of Dettenheim, which was abandoned and relocated 210 years ago.
The history of Dettenheim is particularly interesting because it was abandoned not by disaster or forced relocation, but by the community's geographical location.
At
BW24
you can read why the former Dettenheim was abandoned 210 years ago and what became of the residents.
In the Esslingen district, an abandoned factory is reminiscent of what was once an important industrial company in Baden-Württemberg.
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