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Explore Groin in Germany

Groin in the region of North Rhine-Westphalia is a town in Germany - some 301 mi or ( 485 km ) West of Berlin , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Groin

Current time in Groin is now 12:31 PM (Friday) . 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: Varsseveld, Utrecht, The Hague, Haarlem, and Gendringen. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Varsseveld . 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 Groin ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Riesen Kettenkarussell

3:04 min by realgabunz
Views: 19527 Rating: 4.60

Fahrt auf dem Riesen-Kettenkarussell im Kernwasserwunderwelt Kalkar Ride on a big Chain-Carousel on a Funpark knowed as Kernwasser - Wunderwelt Kalkar ..

C2A Meeting Kernwasser wunderland 10-07-2009/12-07-2009

4:30 min by Pascal Vlutters
Views: 9946 Rating: 4.38

Damink/Avril/Deathrabbit/Nathaw going in the swingmill:P (gehen in die riesen kettenkarussell) C2A meeting was cool wir waren im zimmer 4225 und 4227 aber der best party wa in zimmer 4230:P Camera: Pa ..


Strandbad Millinger Meer

0:56 min by HMKMill
Views: 1492 Rating: 5.00

Panorama-Aufnahme vom Millinger Meer www.strandbadmillingermeer.de ..

Wunderland Kalkar - Dragster Rennbahn - Kernie's Familienpark 2011

0:27 min by Deich68
Views: 1022 Rating: 0.00

Wunderland Kalkar - Dragster Rennbahn - 2011 @ Kernie's Familienpark Von 0 auf 100 km/h in 3 Sek auf der Dragsterbahn. Am Start zwei Damen, die ein Rennen ausfahren.... ..


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Interesting facts about this location

SNR-300

The Fast Breeder nuclear reactor SNR-300 was built near the town of Kalkar, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was completed but never taken online. SNR-300 was to output 327 megawatts. The project cost about 7 billion Deutsche Mark (about 3.5 billion euros or over 4 billion USD). Klaus Traube, then director of the executing company Interatom, is today one of the most prominent German opponents of the usage of nuclear power.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 51.76 6.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Nuclear power stations in Germany, Nuclear power stations with mothballed reactors, Nuclear reactors

Wunderland Kalkar

Wunderland Kalkar is an amusement park in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, just north of Düsseldorf. It is built on the former site of SNR-300, a nuclear power plant that never went online because of construction problems and protests. The park was constructed by Dutch entrepreneuer Hennie van der Most, who purchased the site for a rumored price of USD$3 billion. Wunderland Kalkar receives around 600,000 visitors each year.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 51.76 6.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Amusement parks in Germany, Visitor attractions in North Rhine-Westphalia

Haldern Pop

Haldern Pop is an annual German open air music festival. In 2013 it will be held for the 30th time. It takes place in Rees-Haldern.

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Located at 51.78 6.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Culture of North Rhine-Westphalia, Music festivals in Germany, Visitor attractions in North Rhine-Westphalia

Megchelen

Megchelen is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a tiny hook of land surrounded on three sides by the German border in the municipality of Oude IJsselstreek, about 7 km southeast of the town of Ulft on the Zwanenburgseweg.

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Located at 51.84 6.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Populated places in Gelderland

Gendringen

Gendringen is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Oude IJsselstreek, about 12 km southeast of Doetinchem and 20 km northwest of the German city Bocholt. It has approximately 4500 inhabitants. In the Middle Ages, Gendringen was a fortress. Being property of the archbishop of Köln (Cologne), Gendringen was loaned to the lords living in the castle of 's-Heerenberg. In 1830, downtown Gendringen burned down for the most part.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 51.87 6.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Former municipalities of Gelderland, Populated places in Gelderland