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Barkhausen an der Porta Destination Guide

Discover Barkhausen an der Porta in Germany

Barkhausen an der Porta in the region of North Rhine-Westphalia is a town located in Germany - some 191 mi or ( 308 km ) West of Berlin , the country's capital .

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Local time in Barkhausen an der Porta is now 11:37 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: Copenhagen, Vlotho, Petershagen, Münster, and Kassel. When in this area, you might want to check out Copenhagen . 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 Barkhausen an der Porta ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Wittekindsberg

The Wittekindsberg is a hill, 281.48 m above sea level, which forms the easternmost peak of the Wiehen Hills and is also the western guardian of the Weser gorge, the Porta Westfalica, in North Rhine-Westphalia. The hill is well-known, especially as the site of the Emperor William Monument (Kaiser Wilhelm Denkmal), but also for the Moltke Tower and Wittekind Castle.

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Located at 52.25 8.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Mountains and hills of North Rhine-Westphalia

Porta Westfalica (gorge)

The Porta Westfalica is a gorge and water gap, where the Weser river runs through the passage between the mountain chains of the Wiehengebirge in the west and the Wesergebirge (part of the Weserbergland) in the east. It is located in the district of Minden-Lübbecke in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Since 1973 Porta Westfalica is also the name of a town, which was established by merging fifteen villages surrounding the gorge. Since 2006 it is a National Geotope.

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Located at 52.24 8.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Canyons and gorges of Germany, Geography of North Rhine-Westphalia, Wiehen Hills

Porta Westfalica railway station

Porta Westfalicais a railway station located in Porta Westfalica, Germany. The station was opened in 1916 and is located on the Hamm–Minden railway. The train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn.

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Located at 52.24 8.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Railway stations in North Rhine-Westphalia

Minden Coalfield

The Minden Coalfield is located in the norther Wiehen foothills near the German town of Minden. Here, seams of Wealden Coal (Wealdenkohle) reach the surface of the earth in the Schaumburg Basin (Schaumburger Mulde). During the Thirty Years' War Swedish soldiers first discovered this black coal near Minden whilst preparing fieldworks on the Bölhorst. By 1663 it was forbidden to dig privately for coal and severe penalties were imposed for doing so.

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Located at 52.27 8.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Coal mining regions in Germany, Economy of North Rhine-Westphalia, Industrial history of Germany, Minden-Lübbecke, Mining in Germany

Zollern

Zollern, from 1218 Hohenzollern, was a county of the Holy Roman Empire. Its ruling dynasty was the House of Hohenzollern, a Swabian noble family first mentioned in 1061. They named their estates after Hohenzollern Castle at the Swabian Alb; its capital was Hechingen. Its coat of arms was that of the ruling house. According to the medieval chronicler Berthold of Reichenau, the nobleman Burkhard I, Count of Zollern (de Zolorin) was born before 1025 and died in 1061.

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Located at 52.27 8.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: 1576 disestablishments, History of Baden-Württemberg, House of Hohenzollern, States and territories established in 1052, States of the Holy Roman Empire