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Opherten Destination Guide
Delve into Opherten in Germany
Opherten in the region of North Rhine-Westphalia is located in Germany - some 315 mi or ( 508 km ) West of Berlin , the country's capital .
Local time in Opherten is now 03:13 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Berlin " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: The Hague, Haarlem, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Trier. While being here, you might want to check out The Hague . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Opherten ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Jülich Citadel
The front gate to the citadel, walking through the outer wall, and the view from the moat. ..
Lego SWAT 1
Ein Banküberfall in der V. City Bank pls. make comments ..
taizè meeting 08/09
International winter meeting in Bruxelles ..
Der Weg am Galgenberg - GC1AB5Y
Eine kleine Vorschau zu meinem Geocache, viel Spaß bei der Suche! ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Garzweiler surface mine
The Tagebau Garzweiler is a large surface mine in the German federated state of North-Rhine Westphalia. It is operated by RWE and used for mining lignite. The mine currently has a size of 48 km² and got its name from the village of Garzweiler which previously existed at this location.
Located at 51.05 6.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Bagger 288
Bagger 288 (Excavator 288), built by the German company Krupp for the energy and mining firm Rheinbraun, is a bucket-wheel excavator or mobile strip mining machine. When its construction was completed in 1978, Bagger 288 superseded NASA's Crawler-Transporter, used to carry the Space Shuttle and Apollo Saturn V launch vehicle (itself built by excavator manufacturer Marion Power Shovel Company), as the largest land vehicle in the world, at 13,500 tons.
Located at 51.06 6.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Sophienhöhe
The Sophienhöhe (301.8 m AMSL) is the largest artificial hill worldwide created by surface mining at the open cast lignite mine Tagebau Hambach operated by RWE Power AG in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Located at 50.94 6.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Niers
The Niers is a river in Germany and the Netherlands, right tributary to the river Meuse. Its source is near Erkelenz, south of Mönchengladbach, in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany). The Niers flows through Mönchengladbach, Viersen, Wachtendonk, Geldern and Goch before flowing into the Meuse just across the border with the Netherlands, in Gennep. Its total length is 116 km - 108 km in Germany, 8 km in the Netherlands.
Located at 51.08 6.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Köhm
Köhm is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Located at 51.09 6.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
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