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Explore Eichen in Germany
Eichen in the region of North Rhine-Westphalia is a town in Germany - some 288 mi or ( 463 km ) West of Berlin , the country's capital city .
Current time in Eichen is now 06:52 PM (Saturday) . 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 Wiesbaden. 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 Eichen ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Jaw Harp played by Richard Tipping
Australian poet Richard Tipping plays two tunes on jaw harp: Waltzing Matilda (the national song of Australia) and a Scottish jig to dance to. Recorded as a part of his poetry performances in Germany ..
kleine Rundfahrt durch Solingen I CIMG3782.AVI
A small sightseeing tour of Solingen Part I Eine kleine Rundfahrt durch Solingen Part I ..
Beach Basket Ball 4, Burscheid
Beach Basket Ball, BTG, Burscheid ..
Beach Basket Ball 1, Burscheid
Beach Basket Ball, BTG ..
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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 6 km away
Altenberg Abbey
Altenberg Abbey (Abtei Altenberg) is a former Cistercian monastery in Altenberg, now a part of Odenthal in the Bergisches Land, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was founded in 1133 as a daughter house of Morimond Abbey and settled initially in the old castle of the Counts of Berg, Burg Berge, which the counts had left for Schloss Burg, but moved to the new purpose-built monastery in the valley of the Dhünn in 1153.
Located at 51.05 7.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Burg Castle (Solingen)
Burg Castle, located in Burg an der Wupper, is the largest reconstructed castle in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and a popular tourist attraction. Its early history is closely connected to the growth of the Duchy of Berg.
Located at 51.14 7.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Opladen station
Opladen station is in the suburb of Opladen of the city of Leverkusen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the Gruiten–Köln-Deutz railway, which was opened on 25 September 1867 from Ohligs by the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company (BME). It was extended to Mülheim BME station on 8 April 1868. The station was also opened on 25 August 1867. The original station building was demolished in 1965 and replaced by the current building built in 1968.
Located at 51.07 7.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Altenberg (Bergisches Land)
Altenberg is an Ortsteil (area) in the municipality of Odenthal in the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and was formerly the seat of the Counts of Berg. Over the course of time they created around their Residence a small dominion, which later came to be called the Bergisches Land.
Located at 51.05 7.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
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