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Mettmann in the region of North Rhine-Westphalia with its 39,550 inhabitants is a town in Germany - some 288 mi or ( 464 km ) West of Berlin , the country's capital city .
Current time in Mettmann is now 10:16 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Berlin " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: The Hague, Haarlem, Arnhem, Amsterdam, and Brussels. Since you are here already, make sure to check out The Hague . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Mettmann ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Draisinenfahrt Wülfrath-Flandersbach
Fahrt mit dem zur Draisine umgebauten VW Golf II von Wülfrath nach Flandersbach-Rodenhaus ins Rheinkalk-Werk im Juli 2009 ..
Elefant in Ratingen
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Mettmann Stadtwald station
Mettmann Stadtwald station is located in the town of Mettmann in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia at the end of a fragment of the Düsseldorf-Derendorf–Dortmund Süd railway, opened by the Rhenish Railway Company. The line and the station were opened on 15 September 1879. The line is served by line S 28 of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn. There are plans to extend the line to Wuppertal.
Located at 51.25 6.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Mettmann (district)
Mettmann is a Kreis in the middle of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring are the Ennepe-Ruhr and the district-free cities Wuppertal, Solingen, Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Mülheim, Essen. It is the most densely populated rural district in Germany; it borders Düsseldorf International Airport in the northwestern district borders, on the city limits of Ratingen, and is also near Cologne Bonn Airport. It was named after Mettmann, its district seat.
Located at 51.25 7.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Neanderthal Museum
Neanderthal Museum is a museum in Mettmann, Germany. Located at the site of the first Neanderthal man discovery in the Neandertal, it features an exhibit centered on human evolution. The museum was constructed in 1996 to a design by architect Arno Brandlhuber and draws about 170,000 visitors per year. The museum also includes an archaeological park on the original discovery site, a Stone Age workshop, as well as an art trail named "human traces".
Located at 51.23 6.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Neandertal
The Neandertal is a small valley of the river Düssel in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, located about 12 km east of Düsseldorf, the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia. The valley belongs to the area of the towns Erkrath and Mettmann. In 1856, the area became famous for the discovery of Neanderthal 1, the first specimen of Homo neanderthalensis to be found. The Neandertal was originally a limestone canyon widely known for its rugged scenery, waterfalls and caves.
Located at 51.23 6.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Kleine Feldhofer Grotte
Kleine Feldhofer Grotte was a cave, a paleoanthropologic site in the Neandertal Valley in northern Germany. In 1856, 60 Neanderthal specimens were unearthed from the cave. The bones come from at least three distinct individuals. The cave was in a limestone gorge and had interior dimensions of 3 m in width by 5 m in length by 3 m in height with a 1 m opening 20 m above the valley floor in the south wall which was 50 m high. The cave gets its name from the nearby large farm of Feldhof.
Located at 51.23 6.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
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