In 1903, work on plans to create a memorial in honour of the “Iron Chancellor” Otto von Bismarck was initiated. Typically for the Wilhelmine era, it had to be magnificent and gigantic – a tower with column for a torch (42 metres high).
Read moreHeringsdorf forest looks back on an interesting history. In the 19th century, many looked to the forest as a source of identity and as a promoter of health.