- Witten-Hohenstein
The Hohenstein is the central forest of Witten, (
North Rhine-Westphalia ,Germany ). As a forest its name is just "Hohenstein". But "Hohenstein" is also the name if a city-district of Wittens borough "Mitte". It has the district-number 19. As a district it has nearly no population.As a forest the Hohenstein is well known in the region, the "Mittlere Ruhrtal" (Middle
Ruhr valley ) because of its Berger-Denkmal, from which visitors have a view over the wholeRuhr valley between the cities of Witten and Wetter. The monument was build in remembrance for the German industrialLouis Constans Berger (1829 -1891 ), whose factory – the former Gussstahlwerk - is still producing steel for the world market. The factory now calls Deutsches Edelstahlwerk.External links
* [http://www.route-industriekultur.de/primaer/p08/p08.htm Route Industriekultur] , the Berger-Monument in Witten (German language)
* [http://www.ruhr-guide.de/rg.php/left/menu/mid/artikel/id/8607/kat_id/1/parent_id/5/kp_id/0 Ruhr-Guide] , The Hohenstein (German language)
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