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Discover Ameln in Germany
Ameln in the region of North Rhine-Westphalia is a town located in Germany - some 317 mi or ( 510 km ) West of Berlin , the country's capital .
Local time in Ameln is now 03:09 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Berlin " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: The Hague, Haarlem, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Trier. When in this area, you might want to check out The Hague . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Ameln ? 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 ..
Festzug
Schützenfest 2012 in Welldorf - Festumzug ..
Snow firing, beginning of new year 2011
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Interesting facts about this location
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 5 km away
Jülich radio transmitter
The shortwave transmitter Jülich, operated by Deutsche Telekom / T-Systems, was a part of the shortwave broadcasting facility at Jülich, Germany. In 1956 WDR broadcaster established the first shortwave transmitter near Mersch, and in subsequent years this site was expanded. On 1 September 1961 this site was handed over to the Deutsche Bundespost (German Federal Post) to establish the German foreign broadcasting service, "Deutsche Welle". In time 10 transmitters of 100 kilowatts were installed.
Located at 50.94 6.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Siege of Jülich (1621–22)
The Siege of Jülich was a siege that took place between September 5 1621 and February 3 1622, during the Palatinate campaign of the Thirty Years' War. After five months of siege the Spanish army under Ambrosio Spinola took the Dutch-occupied fortress of Jülich, compelling its garrison to surrender.
Located at 50.92 6.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Bagger 293
Bagger 293, previously known as the MAN TAKRAF RB293, is a giant bucket-wheel excavator made by the German industrial company TAKRAF, formerly an East German Kombinat. It owns or shares some records for terrestrial vehicle size in the Guinness Book of Records. Bagger 293 was built in 1995, one of a group of similar sized 'sibling' vehicles such as the Bagger 281 (built in 1958), Bagger 285 (1975), Bagger 287 (1976), Bagger 288 (1978), Bagger 291 (1993), etc.
Located at 50.92 6.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Ernst Ruska-Centre
The Ernst Ruska-Centre (ER-C) for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons is a German research establishment conjointly operated by the Jülich Research Centre and RWTH Aachen University on a pari passu basis. The facility, which also offers user services to external research groups, is located on the campus of Research Centre Jülich belonging to the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres.
Located at 50.90 6.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
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