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Discover Castrop-Rauxel in Germany

Castrop-Rauxel in the region of North Rhine-Westphalia with its 77,924 habitants is a town located in Germany - some 268 mi or ( 431 km ) West of Berlin , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Castrop-Rauxel

Local time in Castrop-Rauxel is now 07:31 AM (Friday) . 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 Witten. 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 Castrop-Rauxel ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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KORG DW-8000 /w Musitronics expansion demo

10:57 min by Tischhupe
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Sound-Demo of the KORG DW-8000 /w Musitronics expansion (also known as Angel-City expansion?). This is sounds only. Internal Delay only. No other effects. The features of the expansion are: * Splittin ..

Der Zechenexpress 01

10:00 min by MadMaxIII666
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Unterwegs auf der Linie Zechenexpress (Ruhrtalbahn) von Dortmund-Bövinghausen bis Dortmund-Huckarde Nord ..


Tippelsberg Bochum - Aussicht - Herne - Bochum - Wanne - Eickel - Herten

7:01 min by MrFreeCreator
Views: 932 Rating: 5.00

Aussicht Ruhrgebiet : Windrad Halde Hoppenbruch Herten , Horizont Observatorium Halde Hoheward an der Zeche Ewald Herten ,VfL Bochum Rewirpower Stadion , GEA AG Ex-Hauptsitz , Poco Zentrallager , Stea ..

1990 Teil2 Zwischenfall Disco (Bochum): Wave, Goth, Independent, Industrial

33:59 min by metabaron65
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aufgenommen irgendwann ca. 1990 im "zwischenfall" bochum langendreer. DJ Diva (horst sackreuther von "diva performance") war mein lieblings-DJ dort seit meinen ersten besuchen. songs soweit erkannt: d ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Castrop

Castrop, since 1 April 1926, is part of Castrop-Rauxel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The name comes from trop/torp for village (German Dorf) and chasto/kast for shed. The oldest mention is from 834 as Villa Castrop. During the Saxon Wars, Charlemagne used the old Roman streets. For supply Reichshöfe were built. Near to these Reichshöfe, settlements often grew. The Reichshof Castrop was given to the von Bordelius in 1611.

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Located at 51.55 7.31 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia

Castrop-Rauxel Central Station

Castrop-Rauxel Central Station (Castrop-Rauxel Hauptbahnhof) a railway station in the German city of Castrop-Rauxel. It is situated on the S2 line of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn.

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Located at 51.57 7.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: 1847 establishments in Prussia, Hauptbahnhof in Germany, Railway stations in North Rhine-Westphalia, Railway stations opened in 1847, Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn stations, S2 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn)

Gustav Knepper Power Station

Gustav Knepper Power Station is a coal-fired power station in Dortmund-Mengede, close to Castrop-Rauxel. Gustav Knepper Power Station was built on the area of former coal mine Gustav Knepper. Owner of the Gustav Knepper Power station first was the Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks AG, then the Bochumer Bergwerks AG.

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Located at 51.57 7.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Coal-fired power stations in Germany

Bladenhorst Castle

Bladenhorst Castle is a moated castle in the suburbs of the city of Castrop-Rauxel.

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Located at 51.57 7.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Castles in North Rhine-Westphalia

Zollern II/IV Colliery

The Zeche Zollern II/IV is located in the northwestern suburb of Bövinghausen of Dortmund, Germany. The Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-AG projected Zollern in 1898 as a model colliery. Ground up construction began in 1898 on a new site. Most of the buildings of the colliery were built in solid brickwork by the architect Paul Knobbe and were completed in 1904 with the central engine house, in which the most up-to-date generators and machinery used in the colliery were housed.

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Located at 51.52 7.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Art Nouveau architecture in Germany, Buildings and structures in Dortmund, Coal mines in Germany, Mining museums in Germany, Museums in North Rhine-Westphalia, Ruhr Industrial Heritage Trail

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temperature and rainfall during the year in Castrop-Rauxel