Balkhausen
in Cologne District of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Norvenich Airport (5 mi) - Cologne Bonn Airport (17 mi)
- Aachen-Merzbrück Airport (25 mi)
- Mönchengladbach Airport (28 mi)
- Düsseldorf International Airport (30 mi)
- Geilenkirchen Airport (32 mi)
- Essen Mulheim Airport (38 mi)
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Maastricht Aachen Airport (43 mi) - Dortmund Airport (59 mi)
- Bitburg Airport (64 mi)
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Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (88 mi)
- Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl (Unesco heritage, 7 mi)
- Cologne Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 11 mi)
- Aachen Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 30 mi)
- Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen (Unesco heritage, 46 mi)
- Upper Middle Rhine Valley (Unesco heritage, 63 mi)
- Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier (Unesco heritage, 77 mi)
- City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications (Unesco heritage, 90 mi)
- Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House) (Unesco heritage, 109 mi)
- Völklingen Ironworks (Unesco heritage, 112 mi)
- Speyer Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 130 mi)
- Phantasialand (amusement park, (7 mi)
- Kölner Zoo (zoo, (12 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 50.857 and 6.753 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 50° 51' 26" and E 6° 45' 10"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- German
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 07:24 PM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:06 am and 8:53 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Germany.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Germany. Last Update: 2024-04-30 08:30:35
Delve into Balkhausen
Balkhausen in Cologne District (North Rhine-Westphalia) is located in Germany about 307 mi (or 495 km) west of Berlin, the country's capital town.
Current time in Balkhausen is now 07:24 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Berlin with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 11 airports close to Balkhausen, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Germany is Norvenich Airport in a distance of 5 mi (or 7 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Germany is Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl in a distance of 7 mi (or 12 km), East. We encountered 2 points of interest near this location. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Norvenich, Weilerswist, Bergheim, Rommerskirchen and Vettweiss. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 23°C / 73 °F
| Morning Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 21°C / 71 °F |
| Night Temperature | 16°C / 60 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 52% |
| Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (3 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 74% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
21°C (70 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Thursday, 2nd of May 2024
17°C (62 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, scattered clouds.
Friday, 3rd of May 2024
14°C (57 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
WILKENS Anno 1835
Stadt-gut-Hotel Frechener Hof
Germania
Schäfer Hotel Garni
Zum Alten Brauhaus
Alexander
Am Weyerhof
Europarc
Park-Hotel
Overnight Tagungshotel im ABZ
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Schützenumzug in Kerpen-Türnich-Balkhausen 2012.mp4
Der große Festumzug der Schützen Türnich-Balkhausen. Aufgenommen am 17.06.2012 an der Heerstr.
REWE-Richrath: Milchprodukte aus der Region
Milchhof Schäfer REWE-Richrath Supermärkte GmbH & Co. OHG - „Wir aus der Region - Kurze Wege, langer Genuss!"
20140202 Von Horrem nach Kerpen
Von Horrem nach Kerpen bzw. zur Kölner Straße. Auf der Straße, die parallel zur L163 läuft. Natürlich keine Autos. Spaziergänger und Radfahrer nutzen das wunderschöne Wetter, das Video...
30.09.2012 - Citylauf Erftstadt
Vilvo filmt - http://www.vilvo.de : Impressionen aus Lechenich von den 750m Kinderläufen und dem 10er http://www.citylauf-erftstadt.de.
REWE-Richrath: Schweinefleisch aus der Region
Schweinezucht Willy Steffens REWE-Richrath Supermärkte GmbH & Co. OHG - „Wir aus der Region - Kurze Wege, langer Genuss!"
Immobilien Erftstadt - Dirmerzheim - Baugrundstück mit 927 m² Grundstücksfläche.
http://www.arch-ing-immobilien.de Immobilien Erftstadt - Dirmerzheim - Baugrundstück mit 927 m² Grundstücksfläche. Ideal für Ihr neues Einfamilienhaus. +++VERKAUFT+++ Immobilienfilm von...
REWE-Richrath Milchprodukte aus der Region
Andreas Schäfer, Schäferhof Milchprodukte REWE-Richrath Supermärkte GmbH & Co. OHG - „Wir aus der Region - Kurze Wege, langer Genuss!"
Generationendialog Spot
Ein Spot über das Projekt Generationendialog - "PfiffiKuSS" Gymnasium Lechenich.
Burg Konradsheim 1.10.2013
Burg Konradsheim- Erftstadt.
Palastwache 2009 Stadtaffe
Karneval 2009 Erftstadt.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
World Youth Day 2005
The 20th World Youth Day 2005 (German: XX. Weltjugendtag Köln) was a Catholic youth festival that started on August 16 and continued until August 21, 2005 in Cologne, Germany. It was the first World Youth Day and foreign trip of Pope Benedict XVI, who joined the festival on August 18. This meeting was decided by the previous pope, John Paul II, during the Toronto World Youth Day of 2002. The theme was "We have come to worship Him".
Marienfeld
Marienfeld is a large (2.6 km² / 640 acres) grassy field on the reclaimed site of a former open-pit lignite mine about 20 km south-west of Cologne Cathedral in the city of Cologne, Germany, straddling the towns of Frechen and Kerpen. The mine area was named Marienfeld and landscaped in order to serve as the site of the Catholic Church's 20th World Youth Day in 2005.
Mödrath
Mödrath (new Mödrath) is a quarter of Kerpen, Germany. It was annexed to the Kerpen Ortskern (local centre) in the course of the lignite resettlement in 1956.
Erp (Germany)
Erp is a village in Germany, in the Land of North Rhine-Westphalia. It has about 2650 inhabitants (2006).
Bottenbroich Abbey
Bottenbroich Abbey, later Bottenbroich Priory, was a former Cistercian religious house located in Bottenbroich, now in Frechen, about three kilometres north-east of Kerpen, in the present Rhein-Erft-Kreis of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Neffelbach
Neffelbach is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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