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Delve into Thum in Germany

Thum in the region of North Rhine-Westphalia is a city in Germany - some 321 mi or ( 517 km ) South-West of Berlin , the country's capital .

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Current time in Thum is now 07:05 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Berlin " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: The Hague, Haarlem, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Zülpich. While being here, 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. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Thum ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Tangerine Dream INFERNO Live 2002 (Part 1/10)

8:26 min by inettvradio
Views: 10007 Rating: 5.00

This is part 1 of the webcast of Tangerine Dream's INFERNO performed live at Burg Nideggen on August, 24th 2002. See inet-tv.net for background info on INFERNO (german language only). Make sure to cli ..

Heimbach (Eifel) : Rhein-Eifel.TV

2:04 min by Rheineifeltv
Views: 1895 Rating: 5.00

www.rhein-eifel.tv - Heimbach und seine Geschichte, die Burg Hengebach, Kirchen und Sehenswertes. 1959 wurden Heimbach aufgrund seiner historischen Vergangenheit die Stadtrechte wiederverliehen. Durch ..


Burg Nideggen mit Burgenmuseum : Rhein-Eifel.TV

1:41 min by Rheineifeltv
Views: 1435 Rating: 0.00

www.rhein-eifel.tv - Burg und Burgen-Museum in Nideggen sind ein beliebtes Ausflugsziel. Die Grafen von Jülich bauten 1177 die Burg Nideggen im damals strategisch wichtigen Grenzgebiet zur damaligen H ..

Burg Heimbach (Eifel) von Rhein-Eifel.TV

2:09 min by Rheineifeltv
Views: 1396 Rating: 5.00

www.rhein-eifel.tv - Burg Hengebach in Heimbach ist eine der ältesten Burgen in der Eifel. In den Räumen ist heute die Kunstakademie Heimbach und ein Restaurant untergebracht. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Kall (Rur)

Kall (Rur) is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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Located at 50.70 6.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia, Rur basin

Hill 400, Bergstein

Hill 400 is the name given by Allied forces during World War II to a 400 metres high hill located 1 kilometre east of the village center of Bergstein, Germany (near Brandenberg). Today this hill is predominantly called by its civil name Burgberg (English: castle mountain or castle hill). This small mountain provides a view over the entire Hürtgen Forest area and was strategically important as a vantage point and German artillery station during the Battle of Hurtgen Forest in 1944.

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Located at 50.69 6.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine, Castles in the Eifel, History of North Rhine-Westphalia, Mountains of the Eifel

Krawutschke Tower

The Krawutschke Tower is a 13 metre tall observation tower in the Hürtgenwald municipality in Germany, about one kilometer east of the village center of Bergstein, approximately 10 km south of Düren. The Krawutschke Tower is 400.5 m above sea level, situated on the Burgberg (Engl. castle mountain), which, during World War II, also had the Allied-given name Hill 400 due to its elevation. The Krawutschke Tower has three platforms, one above the other, each separated by three meters.

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Located at 50.69 6.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Towers in Germany

Battle of Tolbiac

The Battle of Tolbiac was fought between the Franks under Clovis I and the Alamanni. The date of the battle has traditionally been given as 496, though other accounts suggest it may have been fought in 506. The site of "Tolbiac", or "Tulpiacum" is usually given as Zülpich, North Rhine-Westphalia, about 60 km east of what is now the German-Belgian frontier. The Franks were successful at Tolbiac and established their hegemony over the Alamanni.

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Located at 50.68 6.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: 490s conflicts, 496, Battles involving Germanic peoples, Battles involving the Franks, Battles of the Ancient era, History of the Germanic peoples

Kelz Airfield

Kelz Airfield is a former World War II military airfield in Germany. It was located about 2 miles north of Vettweiß (Nordrhein-Westfalen); approximately 315 miles southwest of Berlin. The airfield was built by the United States Army Air Forces during March 1945 as a temporary Advanced Landing Ground as part of the Western Allied invasion of Germany. It was closed in July 1945 and dismantled.

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Located at 50.77 6.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Germany