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Delve into Beckrath in Germany

Beckrath in the region of North Rhine-Westphalia is a city in Germany - some 315 mi or ( 508 km ) West of Berlin , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Beckrath

Current time in Beckrath is now 04:39 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Berlin " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Utrecht, The Hague, Haarlem, Amsterdam, and Brussels. While being here, make sure to check out Utrecht . We encountered some video on the web . 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 Beckrath ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Candid crush

0:30 min by Toyscrushed
Views: 33367 Rating: 4.08

A shot at the busstop. This is the edited version with just the interactions. This time the objects are much better to see. I have disguised one car with a bag and some paper. The other one lay there ..

Bahnübergang An der Bahn, Rheindahlen ++ mit Läutewerk ++ Rurtalbahn auf dem Eisernen Rhein

1:30 min by VAHRoyal
Views: 3432 Rating: 4.50

Ein Regiosprinter der Rurtalbahn verlässt den Bahnhof Rheindahlen auf dem Weg zum Grenzbahnhof Dalheim. Die Gleise, auf denen die Rurtalbahn fährt, haben eine lange Geschichte. Der "Eiserne Rhein" war ..


Borussia Moenchengladbach - Manchester City 3:1 - Kazimierz Deyna

0:15 min by KazimierzDeynaPL
Views: 2592 Rating: 5.00

Bramka Kazimierza Deyny w barwach Manchesteru City przeciwko Borussi Moenchengladbach w rozgrywkach Pucharu UEFA ..

Green Day - Basket Case / Live @ Warsteiner Hockeypark Mönchengladbach 29.08.2012

2:58 min by BurningMIC
Views: 1897 Rating: 5.00

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Interesting facts about this location

Battle of Dahlen

The Battle of Dahlen was fought on April 23, 1568, between a Dutch rebel army led by Joost de Soete, Lord of Villers, and a Spanish army commanded by Sancho Dávila y Daza. As a part of William of Orange's planned invasion, the Dutch rebels were trying to conquer the town of Roermond when the arrival of the Spanish force compelled them to withdraw. Dávila pursued the retreating force and inflicted a defeat upon Villers near the small town of Dahlen (today known as Rheindahlen).

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Located at 51.13 6.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: 1568 in Europe, Battles involving Spain, Battles involving the Dutch Republic, Battles of the Eighty Years' War, Conflicts in 1568

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.

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Located at 51.08 6.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Meuse drainage basin, Rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia, Rivers of the Netherlands

Lordship of Wickrath

The Lordship of Wickrath (sometimes spelled "Wykradt") was a Lordship of the Holy Roman Empire located in western North Rhine-Westphalia around the castle of Wickrath. The Lordship was bordered by Jülich to the south, west and north, and the Archbishopric of Cologne to the east. Wickrath became an immediate Lordship in 1488 afrer it passed to the Knights of Hompesch.

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Located at 51.13 6.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: 1488 establishments, History of North Rhine-Westphalia, History of the Rhineland, Lower Rhenish-Westphalian Circle, States of the Holy Roman Empire

Odenkirchen

Odenkirchen is a former town in Germany, presently part of the city Mönchengladbach. It is situated on the river Niers, 21 miles by rail south-west of Düsseldorf. It has a railway station, on the line from Mönchengladbach to Grevenbroich and Cologne. Pop. (2000) 19,993. Odenkirchen became a town in 1856. See Wiedemann, Geschichte der ehemaligen Herrschaft und des Hauses Odenkirchen (Odenkirchen, 1879).

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Located at 51.12 6.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia

Rheydt Central Station

Rheydt Central Station (Rheydt Hauptbahnhof) is a railway station in Mönchengladbach, Germany. Mönchengladbach is the only city in Germany that has two stations called Hauptbahnhof, due to the merger of the city of Rheydt into Mönchengladbach in the late 1970s.

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Located at 51.16 6.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Hauptbahnhof in Germany, Mönchengladbach, Railway stations in North Rhine-Westphalia