The new border crossing in Mödlareuth
OBJECT INFORMATION
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December 9 1989
Mödlareuth
Created By:
Martin RumplerLicense:
The new border crossing in the divided village of Mödlareuth (
Wikipedia article, retrieved on June 11, 2009). Known as 'Little Berlin': The Inner German border ran right through the center of the small village of approx. 50 inhabitants and in 1966 GDR border troops erected a concrete wall there similar to the Berlin Wall.
Depicts
border wall,
Christmas tree,
inner German border,
man,
night,
one person,
signboard,
snowopening of the borderPlaces
Mödlareuth,
Mödlareuth (East)/Mödlareuth (West) border crossingText in image
Grenzübergang / für Fußgänger / Mödlareuth / täglich / geöffnet 8:00 - 22:00
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Original Caption
"Mödlareuth border crossing - in the early morning hours. The gate is still closed but the lights on the Christmas trees are already leaning towards the West."