24 July 2023

Bridge over the Oker Reservoir near Neu Schulenberg, Lower Saxony (Germany)

Spectacular discovery in the Harz Mountains! A long-forgotten village has now reappeared after almost 70 years - in the truest sense of the word! Because the village of Unterschulenberg in the Harz Mountains had to make way for the construction of the Okertalsperre in 1954 and disappeared under meters of water. Now it's back. In 1954, around 300 residents were resettled in Neu-Schulenberg, further up the hill, the village buildings were demolished down to the foundations, and the village was flooded with water. Nothing was to be seen of Unterschulenberg.

Article in NDR News, 05/21/2021