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Explore Balken in Germany
Balken in the region of North Rhine-Westphalia is a town in Germany - some 291 mi or ( 468 km ) West of Berlin , the country's capital city .
Current time in Balken is now 11:00 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, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Wietsche. Since you are here already, make sure to check out The Hague . We saw 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 Balken ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Driving in Cologne (Köln), Germany
A january tour to Cologne that starts 15 km before the city limits on the autobahn A3. Cologne-Köln ..
My best friend Jojo, the Rough Collie
My best friend Jojo, the Rough Collie, the the first 15 month with me - Mein bester Freund Jojo, der Langhaar-Collie, die ersten 15 Monate bei mir ..
Zeitraffer time lapse Leverkusen Cologne 2007
HD 1920x1080 time lapse video taken with a Canon Powershot S60 over 3 hours/sequence in Cologne and Leverkusen. WMV Test ..
Marek´s iDEas - Two Little Shoes.WMV
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Interesting facts about this location
Opladen
Opladen, now a district of Leverkusen, used to be the capital of the Rhein-Wupper-Kreis (Rhine-Wupper-District) up to 1975. Opladen station is located 10 m. N.E. from Cologne on the railway to Wuppertal. It's is also on the Autobahn A3. Pop. (1905) 6338, (1975) 42,000. It has an Evangelical and several Roman Catholic churches. It used to have dyeing works, manufactures of dynamite, indigo products, publishing companies and a railway plant.
Located at 51.07 7.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Leverkusen-Rheindorf station
Leverkusen-Rheindorf station is located in the district of Rheindorf in the city of Leverkusen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the Cologne–Duisburg line and is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station. It is served by Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S 6 every 20 minutes.
Located at 51.06 6.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Leverkusen-Küppersteg station
Leverkusen-Küppersteg is a railway station on the Cologne–Duisburg railway, situated in Leverkusen in western Germany. It is served by the S6 line of the Cologne S-Bahn.
Located at 51.05 6.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Smidt-Arena
Smidt-Arena (formerly Wilhelm Dopatka Halle) is an indoor sporting arena located in Leverkusen, Germany. The capacity of the arena is 3,500 people. It was home to the Bayer Giants Leverkusen basketball team.
Located at 51.04 7.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
BayArena
The BayArena is a football stadium in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, which has been the home ground of Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen since 1958. It is not a UEFA 5-star stadium, however is in the process of being one. It is iconic due to a few reasons (listed below).
Located at 51.04 7.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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