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The water power of the Apenke used to be used to drive the various water wheels for gypsum, corn and saw mills. In 1991, the Apenke was polluted in
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The following is a translation of the verses (rhyming in the original German) written by
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The Apenke rises south of the Feenhöhe heights in the Bärengarten. It flows initially parallel to the
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393:Happy to escape the dark forest
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417:At the Apenke's mouth at last
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298:North Sea
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