Sickle Dune Ridge

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Atlas ObscuraJul 17

The Tax Screw in Berlin, Germany

The Rehberge in the Wedding district is a green space that was originally a dune landscape of the Berlin glacial valley ( Urstromtal ). Illegal logging after the First World War led to the silting up of the terrain, so much so that the Rehberge could even be used as a backdrop for a desert film during the silent film era. When the Rehberge was redesigned as a landscape park, first in 1918/19 an…

A ridge with a 20-meter incline, formerly used for a toboggan run.

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  • RehbergeTrain stationGreen space redesigned as a landscape park with a former toboggan run.
  • Sickle Dune RidgeSightA ridge with a 20-meter incline, formerly used for a toboggan run.
  • Death RunSightCult toboggan run in the Rehberge park, known for causing bruises.
  • SteuerschraubeSightReconstruction of a fountain honoring the Rathenaus, nicknamed 'Tax Screw'.
  • High TrailTrail
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