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Hellweg
The Hellweg was a medieval trade and military road in Westphalia running from the Rhine near Duisburg east through Essen, Dortmund, Soest and Paderborn towards the Weser. Towns along it prospered from trade, and the fertile loess belt it followed is still known as the Hellweg region.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Hellweg. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/hellweg
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- “Hellweg.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/hellweg. Accessed .
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- The Epoch Institute. “Hellweg.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/hellweg.
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- The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Hellweg’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/hellweg (Accessed: ).
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