Barkhausen an der Porta
in Regierungsbezirk Detmold of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Bielefeld Airport (25 mi) - Gütersloh Airport (34 mi)
- Hannover Airport (36 mi)
- Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (46 mi)
- Münster Osnabrück Airport (52 mi)
- Bremen Airport (55 mi)
- Varrelbusch Airport (58 mi)
- Kassel-Calden Airport (62 mi)
- Lemwerder Airport (63 mi)
- Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey (Unesco heritage, 39 mi)
- Fagus Factory in Alfeld (Unesco heritage, 43 mi)
- St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim (Unesco heritage, 44 mi)
- Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen (Unesco heritage, 57 mi)
- Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System (Unesco heritage, 68 mi)
- Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe (Unesco heritage, 68 mi)
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Wadden Sea (Unesco heritage, 89 mi) - Wartburg Castle (Unesco heritage, 107 mi)
- Fernmeldeturm Jakobsberg (observation point, (1 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 52.253 and 8.909 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 52° 15' 11" and E 8° 54' 32"
- 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: 10:45 AM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:03 am and 8:40 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: 2024-04-25 08:17:04
Explore Barkhausen an der Porta
Barkhausen an der Porta in Regierungsbezirk Detmold (North Rhine-Westphalia) is a city in Germany about 191 mi (or 307 km) west of Berlin, the country's capital.
Local time in Barkhausen an der Porta is now 10:45 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Berlin with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Barkhausen an der Porta, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Germany is Bielefeld Airport in a distance of 25 mi (or 41 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 Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey in a distance of 39 mi (or 63 km), South-East. We found 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Minden, Hille, Luhden, Heessen and Bad Eilsen. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 46 °F
| Morning Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Night Temperature | 4°C / 40 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 4% |
| Air Humidity | 70% |
| Air Pressure | 1005 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 26th of April 2024
9°C (47 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
16°C (60 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
20°C (68 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Grotehof
Lindgart
Victoria
Bad Minden
Große Klus
Weserschiffchen Hotel Restaurant
Exquisit
Kronprinz
Bach Hotel
Hotel Silke
Videos from this area
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Bundeswehr Pionier ILÜ Minden 2014 Kampf um Gewässer mit Kampfpanzer Leopard 2, Keiler, Biber, M3
Bundeswehr Pionier ILÜ Informations und Lehr Übung in Minden am 17.09.2014 2014 Kampf um Gewässer mit Kampfpanzer Leopard 2, Keiler, Biber, M3 und Tpz Fuchs. Mit dem Handy gegen die ...
Kaiser Wilhelm Denkmal
Mein 2. Koptervideo führt zu einem der schönsten Denkmäler der Region, dem Kaiser Wilhelm Denkmal in Porta Westfalica. Leider war es an diesem Morgen recht diesig, daher fehlt die normalerweise ...
Blick ins Mindener Land
Rollertour zum Denkmal mit Blick vom Kaiser Wilhelm und von der Wittekindsburg. Die Fahrt zum Denkmal gibt es in einem anderen Video!
Winter Wonderland... Am Arsch :D
War mal wieder biken :D #Glatteisundso Musik : Alan Walker - Fade.
Foggy Forrest Fail
Silvester ride 2014
Wiehengebirge 31.12.14.
Porta Westfalica ridge soaring 2013
Ridge soaring Porta Westfalica autumn 2013 Astir CS/77 50% GoPro HD Hero2.
Die Kegelbrüder
Ausschnitt aus der Großen Festsitzung der »Karnevalsgesellschaft Weserspucker Minden e.V.« vom 30.01.2015 Die Kegelbrüder standen zum ersten Mal zusammen auf der Bühne und werden wohl...
Mit Moped durch die Schulstraße
Kleine Runde durch die Schulstraße des Porta Gymnasiums. (Gekürzte Version)
Fridays...
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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.
Zollern
Zollern, from 1218 Hohenzollern, was a county of the Holy Roman Empire. Its ruling dynasty was the House of Hohenzollern, a Swabian noble family first mentioned in 1061. They named their estates after Hohenzollern Castle at the Swabian Alb; its capital was Hechingen. Its coat of arms was that of the ruling house. According to the medieval chronicler Berthold of Reichenau, the nobleman Burkhard I, Count of Zollern (de Zolorin) was born before 1025 and died in 1061.
Porta Westfalica (gorge)
The Porta Westfalica is a gorge and water gap, where the Weser river runs through the passage between the mountain chains of the Wiehengebirge in the west and the Wesergebirge (part of the Weserbergland) in the east. It is located in the district of Minden-Lübbecke in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Since 1973 Porta Westfalica is also the name of a town, which was established by merging fifteen villages surrounding the gorge. Since 2006 it is a National Geotope.
Jakobsberg Telecommunication Tower
Jakobsberg Telecommunication Tower is a 142 metre tall TV tower built of reinforced concrete on the 238 metre high elevated Jakobsberg near Porta Westfalica. Jakobsberg Telecommunication Tower was built May 1st, 1974 and September 28th, 1978 as replacement for a small telecommunication tower also equipped with an observation deck, which was built in 1952 on the site of the former Bismarck column, erected in 1902.
Wittekindsberg
The Wittekindsberg is a hill, 281.48 m above sea level, which forms the easternmost peak of the Wiehen Hills and is also the western guardian of the Weser gorge, the Porta Westfalica, in North Rhine-Westphalia. The hill is well-known, especially as the site of the Emperor William Monument (Kaiser Wilhelm Denkmal), but also for the Moltke Tower and Wittekind Castle.
Porta Westfalica railway station
Porta Westfalicais a railway station located in Porta Westfalica, Germany. The station was opened in 1916 and is located on the Hamm–Minden railway. The train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn.
Minden Cathedral
Minden Cathedral, dedicated to Saints Gorgonius and Peter, is a Roman Catholic church in the city of Minden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. From the year 803 AD, when the area was conquered by Charlemagne, it was the center of a diocese and subsequently became the center of a small sovereign state, a prince-bishopric of Minden, until the time of the Peace of Westphalia (1648), when Minden was secularized as the Principality of Minden (which lasted until 1806).
Minden Coalfield
The Minden Coalfield is located in the norther Wiehen foothills near the German town of Minden. Here, seams of Wealden Coal (Wealdenkohle) reach the surface of the earth in the Schaumburg Basin (Schaumburger Mulde). During the Thirty Years' War Swedish soldiers first discovered this black coal near Minden whilst preparing fieldworks on the Bölhorst. By 1663 it was forbidden to dig privately for coal and severe penalties were imposed for doing so.
Stadttheater Minden
Stadttheater Minden is a theatre in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Barkhausen an der Porta.
Minden: Hagemeyer, Minden (source)
Minden: Markt, Minden (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Barkhausen an der Porta, Barkhausen, Barkhūson
