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Obercastrop Destination Guide

Discover Obercastrop in Germany

Obercastrop in the region of North Rhine-Westphalia is a town located in Germany - some 269 mi or ( 432 km ) West of Berlin , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Obercastrop

Local time in Obercastrop is now 08:03 PM (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 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 Obercastrop ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Huge adult Chinese algae-eater / Siamesische Saugschmerlen @ Tierpark Bochum [4/23]

0:25 min by n03lzz
Views: 30830 Rating: 5.00

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2500 liter Loach and Barb tank / Schmerlen und Barben @ Tierpark Bochum [7/23]

1:47 min by n03lzz
Views: 28018 Rating: 4.48

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Big adult Red-tailed black shark / Feuerschwanz @ Tierpark Bochum [5/23]

0:36 min by n03lzz
Views: 21861 Rating: 3.79

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Big Tetra tank / Salmlerbecken @ Tierpark Bochum [17/23]

0:32 min by FischbottichTV Nils
Views: 12513 Rating: 4.00

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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 2 km away
Tags: Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia

Gerthe

Gerthe is a part of the city of Bochum in the Ruhr area in Germany. Up to the 19th century Westphalian was spoken here. Gerthe is a district in the working-class north of Bochum, in the northeast, bordering Herne and Castrop-Rauxel. The tramline to Hattingen starts here.

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Located at 51.52 7.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Bochum, Boroughs of Bochum

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 4 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 5 km away
Tags: Coal-fired power stations in Germany

Bochum-Werne

Bochum-Werne is a district of the city of Bochum in the Ruhr area in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. Werne is in the East of Bochum, North of Langendreer. Werne borders to the city of Dortmund.

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Located at 51.49 7.31 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Bochum, Boroughs of Bochum