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Merscherhohe in the region of North Rhine-Westphalia is a town in Germany - some 321 mi or ( 516 km ) West of Berlin , the country's capital city .
Current time in Merscherhohe is now 05:10 AM (Monday) . 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 Trier. 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 Merscherhohe ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Jülich Citadel
The front gate to the citadel, walking through the outer wall, and the view from the moat. ..
Lego SWAT 1
Ein Banküberfall in der V. City Bank pls. make comments ..
taizè meeting 08/09
International winter meeting in Bruxelles ..
Jake on a train
This is on a train to Cologne, Germany ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Siege of Jülich (1621–22)
The Siege of Jülich was a siege that took place between September 5 1621 and February 3 1622, during the Palatinate campaign of the Thirty Years' War. After five months of siege the Spanish army under Ambrosio Spinola took the Dutch-occupied fortress of Jülich, compelling its garrison to surrender.
Located at 50.92 6.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Jülich radio transmitter
The shortwave transmitter Jülich, operated by Deutsche Telekom / T-Systems, was a part of the shortwave broadcasting facility at Jülich, Germany. In 1956 WDR broadcaster established the first shortwave transmitter near Mersch, and in subsequent years this site was expanded. On 1 September 1961 this site was handed over to the Deutsche Bundespost (German Federal Post) to establish the German foreign broadcasting service, "Deutsche Welle". In time 10 transmitters of 100 kilowatts were installed.
Located at 50.94 6.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Duchy of Jülich
The Duchy of Jülich comprised a state within the Holy Roman Empire from the 11th to the 18th centuries. The duchy lay left of the Rhine river between the Electorate of Cologne in the east and the Duchy of Limburg in the west. It had territories on both sides of the river Rur, around its capital Jülich – the former Roman Iuliacum – in the lower Rhineland. The duchy amalgamated with the County of Berg beyond the Rhine in 1423, and from then on also became known as Jülich-Berg.
Located at 50.92 6.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Inde
The Inde is a small river in Belgium and Germany, left tributary of the Rur. It has its source near Raeren in Eastern Belgium, runs through Aachen-Kornelimünster, Eschweiler and Inden, and flows into the river Rur near Jülich. Because of lignite opencast mining, it has been diverted in 2003 near to Inden-Lamersdorf. The brooks Omerbach, Otterbach, Saubach, Vichtbach and Wehebach flow into the Inde. Its name is of Celtic origin: Inda.
Located at 50.90 6.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Inde (river)
Inde is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Located at 50.90 6.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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