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Grottenherten in the region of North Rhine-Westphalia is a town located in Germany - some 314 mi or ( 506 km ) West of Berlin , the country's capital .
Local time in Grottenherten is now 05:13 AM (Sunday) . 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 Trier. 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 Grottenherten ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Klompenzug 2012 Bedburg Kaster Schützenfestmontag
Der 3 Abteilung machte sich zu Ehren des Klompenkönigspaar und Zuschauer fertig zur Parade. Das Wetter blieb trocken währed des Festzuges Die Parade konnte beginnen richtung Festzelt ..
Festzug
Schützenfest 2012 in Welldorf - Festumzug ..
awacs mit militärischer begleitung.flv
Ein AWACS - Aufklärer mit "Begleitung". Fünf bis sechs Runden wurden so gedreht. Dazu überhaupt ein reger militärischer Flugverkehr. Für welchen Einsatz hier wohl geübt wurde? Syrien - eher unwahrsche ..
Tagebauexkursion
Exkursion der 80. BauFaK in Aachen zum Tagebau Garzweiler und zur Schrofmühle. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Garzweiler surface mine
The Tagebau Garzweiler is a large surface mine in the German federated state of North-Rhine Westphalia. It is operated by RWE and used for mining lignite. The mine currently has a size of 48 km² and got its name from the village of Garzweiler which previously existed at this location.
Located at 51.05 6.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Sophienhöhe
The Sophienhöhe (301.8 m AMSL) is the largest artificial hill worldwide created by surface mining at the open cast lignite mine Tagebau Hambach operated by RWE Power AG in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Located at 50.94 6.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Bagger 288
Bagger 288 (Excavator 288), built by the German company Krupp for the energy and mining firm Rheinbraun, is a bucket-wheel excavator or mobile strip mining machine. When its construction was completed in 1978, Bagger 288 superseded NASA's Crawler-Transporter, used to carry the Space Shuttle and Apollo Saturn V launch vehicle (itself built by excavator manufacturer Marion Power Shovel Company), as the largest land vehicle in the world, at 13,500 tons.
Located at 51.06 6.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Bagger 293
Bagger 293, previously known as the MAN TAKRAF RB293, is a giant bucket-wheel excavator made by the German industrial company TAKRAF, formerly an East German Kombinat. It owns or shares some records for terrestrial vehicle size in the Guinness Book of Records. Bagger 293 was built in 1995, one of a group of similar sized 'sibling' vehicles such as the Bagger 281 (built in 1958), Bagger 285 (1975), Bagger 287 (1976), Bagger 288 (1978), Bagger 291 (1993), etc.
Located at 50.92 6.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Hambach surface mine
The Tagebau Hambach is a large open-pit mine in Niederzier and Elsdorf, North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany. It is operated by RWE and used for mining lignite. Begun in 1978, the mine currently has a size of 33.89 km² and is planned to eventually have a size of 85 km². It is the deepest open pit mine with respect to sea level, where the ground of the pit is 293 metres below sea level.
Located at 50.91 6.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
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