Bielefeld really does exist

Ask a German about Bielefeld, and there's a chance they will deny it exists. It does, however, exist; and while it's not a typical destination for the average tourist, it is quite interesting. Most interesting of all, though, is the conspiracy theory that surrounds it. Chapters: 00:00 A conspiracy theory is born 02:29 Older than it looks 04:04 An industrial history 05:30 Dr Oetker's story 06:47 An empty plinth and a House of Tiles 08:01 A long, thin forest 09:06 The inevitable castle 09:45 City halls and theatres 11:21 The end of the conspiracy theory 12:38 How to get there Music: "On My Way Home" by The 126ers YouTube Audio Library "Style Funk" and "Hot Swing" by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.com/ Creative Commons Attribution licence Maps in this video were created with the help of data from: OpenStreetMap https://openstreetmap.org --------- Become a channel member for bonus content: https://www.youtube.com/@rewboss/join Send letters and postcards to: Rewboss Postfach 10 06 29 63704 Aschaffenburg Germany Please don't send parcels or packages, or anything that has to be signed for.