Facts
Fact pages are reference pages about the places and topics Digital Cosmonaut documents. Each page summarises the key facts about one subject, explains what it is and what it is not, and lists its sources.
Fact pages 01
BrandenburgUrban Exploration in BrandenburgFormer military sites, manor houses, sanatoria and airfields in the state of Brandenburg: history, site types, legal framework and safety.Military land, 1989230,000 haLast Russian troops left31.08.1994Sites documented50+Core facts · History · Site types · Major sites · Legal & safety · FAQ BerlinUrban Exploration in BerlinAbandoned factories, baths, hospitals and Cold War sites in Berlin: history, site types, current status of major sites and legal framework.Berlin Wall1961–1989Last foreign troops left1994Sites documented39Core facts · History · Site types · Major sites · Legal & safety · FAQFact pages and articles 02
| Fact page | Article | |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Summarises the key facts about one subject | Tells the full history of one site and the visit |
| Scope | A region or a topic | A single site |
| Style | Short, factual statements | Narrative, with photographs |
| Updates | Revised when facts change | Records the site at the time of the visit |
About Digital Cosmonaut 03
- Type
- Independent online publication on abandoned places and 20th-century history
- Based in
- Berlin, Germany
- Languages
- English, German
- Author
- iamkosmonaut
- Coverage
- Berlin, Brandenburg, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern; Poland, Italy, France, Hungary
- In print
- Faces From The East (zine, 2025)
- Contact
- About · Contact
Planned fact pages 04
Soviet War Memorials (series)Planned
Nazi Eagles (series)Planned
Kriegerdenkmale (series)Planned
Wünsdorf military complexPlanned
How these pages work 05
- Each fact page covers one subject.
- Statements are short and factual, with one fact per sentence.
- Each page lists the sources for its figures.
- Corrections and additions are welcome via the contact form.