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North Rhine-Westphalia - Germany

Electorate of Cologne

The Electorate of Cologne (German: Kurfürstentum Köln or Kurköln) was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire and existed from the 10th to the early 19th century. It consisted of the temporal possessions of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne . It was ruled by the Archbishop in his capacity as prince-elector.

Located at 51, 6.83333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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10th-century establishments, 1803 disestablishments, Electoral Rhenish Circle, History of Cologne, History of North Rhine-Westphalia, History of Rhineland-Palatinate, Prince-Bishops, Roman Catholic dioceses in the Holy Roman Empire, States of the Holy Roman Empire

Battle of Worringen

The Battle of Worringen was fought on June 5, 1288, near the town of Worringen (also spelled Woeringen), which is now the northernmost borough of Cologne. The battle was fought for the possession of the Duchy of Limburg, and was one of the largest battles in Europe in the Middle Ages.

Located at 51.0425, 6.88778 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Battles involving Holland, Battles of the Middle Ages, 1288 in Europe, Battles involving the Holy Roman Empire, Conflicts in 1288, History of the Rhineland

Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution

The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution – German: Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz (BfV) – is the Federal Republic of Germany's domestic intelligence agency.

Located at 51.0194, 6.89139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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German intelligence agencies

RAF Butzweilerhof

The former Royal Air Force Station Butzweilerhof, commonly known as RAF Butzweilerhof was a Royal Air Force station/airfield airbase in Germany situated in the northern suburbs of Cologne. The station’s motto was Per Vires Pax, and the station crest depicts the Cologne cathedral rising above the waters.

Located at 50.9848, 6.89142 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Military units and formations established in 1951, Royal Air Force stations in Germany, Buildings and structures in North Rhine-Westphalia, Military units and formations disestablished in 1967

Brauweiler

Brauweiler is a part of Pulheim, west of Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. The former Benedictine abbey, Brauweiler Abbey, founded 1024, is used today by the Rhein Department for the Care of Historic Monuments. In Brauweiler in the 1920s a large power transmission station up which supplied up to 380 kV was built, It was also the starting point of the north south powerline.

Located at 50.9667, 6.78333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia

Baumberg

For the community in California, see Baumberg, California. See also: Baumberg (disambiguation) Baumberg (also Monheim-Baumberg) is part of the city of Monheim am Rhein in the district of Mettmann in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) at the southern border of Düsseldorf, placed on the eastern bank of the river Rhine. Baumberg consists of an area of about 6 km², with about 13000 residents (2005).

Located at 51.1175, 6.89111 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia

Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research

The Institute was originally founded in 1928 as part of the Kaiser-Willhelm-Gesellschaft, and was then located in Müncheberg (Brandenburg). The founding Director, Erwin Baur, initiated breeding programmes with fruits and berries, as well as basic research on Antirrhinum majus and the domestication of lupins. After the Second World War, the Institute moved West to Voldagsen (Niedersachsen), and was relocated to new buildings on the present site in Cologne in 1955.

Located at 50.9597, 6.85972 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Max Planck Society, Research institutes in Germany, Biological research institutes, Education in Cologne, Lindenthal, Cologne, 1928 establishments in Germany, Plant breeding, Organizations established in 1928

Summerjam

For the annual American hip hop concert, see Summer Jam. Summerjam FestivalLocation(s) Fühlingen, Cologne, GermanyYears active 1985 - presentDate(s) 3 days (first weekend in July)Genre Reggae, dancehallWebsite www. summerjam. de The Summerjam is Europe's biggest reggae festival. It takes places annually in July at the Fühlinger See, a lake in Cologne, Germany. It is visited by 25.000 to 30.000 people. Two stages and two tents are located on an island, the camping area surrounds the lake.

Located at 51.0228, 6.92694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Reggae festivals, Music festivals in Germany, Summer festivals, Culture of North Rhine-Westphalia, Culture in Cologne

Worringer Bruch

The Worringer Bruch is a section of 164 hectares swampy lowlands in the far north of Cologne, Germany. It is approximately 8,000 years old, and is now almost a completely dried up meander part of the Rhine. It was named after an adjacent district of Cologne, Worringen, which once was an independent city, which has a thousand years of history (first mentioned in 922).

Located at 51.047, 6.85883 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Geography of Cologne, Nature reserves in North Rhine-Westphalia

Chorweiler

Chorweiler is the Sixth city district of Cologne, Germany. Large portion of the district of Chorweiler were incorporated into the city of Cologne in 1922, the quarter of Chorweiler was created in the 1970s. The district has the lowest population density in Cologne and many areas are very rural. The District of Chorweiler borders with the Cologne boroughs of Nippes and Ehrenfeld to the South, Rhein-Erft-Kreis to the West, Rhein-Kreis Neuss to the North, and the Rhine to the East.

Located at 51.0438, 6.89564 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Boroughs and quarters of Cologne

Köln-Longerich station

Köln-Longerich is a railway station situated at Longerich, Cologne in western Germany. It is served by the S11 line of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn.

Located at 50.9978, 6.90167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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S11 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn), Railway stations in Cologne, Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn stations

Köln-Volkhovener Weg station

Köln-Volkhovener Weg is a railway station situated at Chorweiler, Cologne in western Germany. It is served by the S11 line of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn.

Located at 51.0146, 6.8934 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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S11 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn), Railway stations in Cologne, Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn stations

Köln-Chorweiler station

Köln-Chorweiler is a combined subway and railway station situated at Chorweiler, Cologne in western Germany. It is served by the S11 line of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn and line 15 of Cologne Stadtbahn.

Located at 51.0212, 6.8981 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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S11 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn), Railway stations in Cologne, Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn stations, Cologne KVB stations

Köln-Chorweiler Nord station

Köln-Chorweiler Nord is a railway station situated at Chorweiler, Cologne in western Germany. It is served by the S11 line of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn.

Located at 51.0286, 6.89222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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S11 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn), Railway stations in Cologne, Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn stations

Akazienweg (KVB)

Akazienweg is an underground station on the Cologne Stadtbahn lines 3 and 4 in Cologne. The station lies on the intersection of Venloer Straße and Akazienweg streets in the district of Ehrenfeld. The station was opened in 1992 and consists of a mezzanine and one island platform with two rail tracks.

Located at 50.9613, 6.89275 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Cologne KVB stations, Ehrenfeld, Cologne, Railway stations opened in 1992

Köln-Worringen station

Köln-Worringen is a railway station on the Lower Left Rhine Railway, situated in Cologne in western Germany. It is served by the S11 line of the Cologne S-Bahn.

Located at 51.052, 6.85219 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Railway stations in Cologne, S11 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn), Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn stations

Köln-Blumenberg station

Köln-Blumenberg is a railway station on the Lower Left Rhine Railway, situated in Cologne in western Germany. It is served by the S11 line of the Cologne S-Bahn.

Located at 51.0372, 6.88229 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Railway stations in Cologne, S11 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn), Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn stations

Cologne Butzweilerhof Airport

The Butzweilerhof is the former civil airport of Cologne. It was established as a training airfield in 1912 and saw airline service from 1922 until the 1950s. It was replaced by the Cologne Bonn Airport. The airport buildings from 1935-36 are listed monuments and a rare example of airport architecture from the Interwar Period.

Located at 50.9848, 6.89142 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Defunct airports in Germany, Ehrenfeld, Cologne, Airports established in 1912

Am Butzweilerhof (KVB)

Am Butzweilerhof is a terminus station on the Cologne Stadtbahn line 5, located in the Cologne district of Ossendorf. The station lies on Von-Hünefeld-Straße, the center of a large media and business park of Coloneum, RTL Television and NetCologne. Station and the entire neighborhood is named after the former Cologne Butzweilerhof Airport. It was opened on 12. December 2010 and consists of one island platform with two rail tracks.

Located at 50.985, 6.88778 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Cologne KVB stations, Ehrenfeld, Cologne

Dormagen station

Dormagen station is a station in the city of Dormagen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, on the Sülz Valley Railway. It is served by the Rhein-Münsterland-Express (RE 7), operated hourly, and S-Bahn line S 12, operated at 20 minute intervals. It has three platform tracks.

Located at 51.0988, 6.81594 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Railway stations in North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn stations, S11 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn)

Langenfeld-Berghausen station

Langenfeld-Berghausen station is located in the city of Langenfeld in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the Cologne–Duisburg line and is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station. It is served by Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn lines S 6 every 20 minutes and by a few services of S 68 in the peak hour.

Located at 51.1172, 6.92413 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn stations, S6 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn), S68 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn)

Nievenheim station

Nievenheim station is a station in the district of Nievenheim in the town of Dormagen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the Lower Left Rhine Railway and it is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 6 station. The station was opened between 1880 and 1897. The station is served by line S 11 of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn, running between Düsseldorf Airport and Bergisch Gladbach every 20 minutes during the day.

Located at 51.1235, 6.78213 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn stations, S11 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn)

Dormagen Bayerwerk station

Dormagen Bayerwerk station is a station in the Bayer works in the town of Dormagen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the Lower Left Rhine Railway and it is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 6 station. The station was opened briefly during World War I as Hackenbroich. It was reopened in 1948 and was renamed Dormagen Bayerwerk between 1954 and 1957.

Located at 51.0772, 6.83787 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn stations, S11 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn)

Jüdischer Friedhof Köln-Bocklemünd

Jüdischer Friedhof Köln-Bocklemünd is a cemetery in Cologne, Germany. A Jewish burial site since 1918, many of its tombstones are noted for their extravagant artistic designs.

Located at 50.9714, 6.87139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Cemeteries in Cologne, Jews and Judaism in Germany

Westfriedhof (Cologne)

Westfriedhof is a cemetery in Cologne, Germany. WIth an area of 52 hectares, it is amongst the largest of the cemeteries in the city.

Located at 50.9719, 6.87861 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Cemeteries in Cologne