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Heuberg. Since both the terrain and the purchase presented the fewest difficulties, the site was chosen, despite the fact that the future training area was only one-third in Baden and would not have a railway connection. Plans for a military station
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Hammerschmiede a pumping station was erected at its place. Along the more than 300 metres (980 ft) higher training area three elevated tanks and a pressure line were built from 1909. In 1912 a power plant was built, which supplied the training ground with electricity
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to the Alb plateau with a length of 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi), and from there an additional 1.5 kilometres (1,500 m) of railroad, of which only some concrete remains. After many repairs the railroad, completed in 1915, continued to suffer may accidents and was soon abandoned. At the end of
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Stetten am kalten Markt - Lager Heuberg and Albkaserne - account for 141.8 hectares (350 acres), where approximately 1,620 hectares (4,000 acres) are within the boundaries of the municipality Stetten am kalten Markt and 129 hectares (320 acres) in the municipality Schwenningen are omitted.
491:- Area On the grounds the Bundeswehr is planning the construction and expansion of a new and an existing explosives-disposal site in Spitalwald. The site consists of a large main area, which is predominantly within the Heuberg Training Area, and several small subdivisions in
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of the requirements for a future training area. In addition to many other criteria, the future area should not have a high elevation, should have a railway terminal and should be as circular as possible. The agency assigned to conduct the search
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