Kathen-Frackel

Kathen-Frackel is a suburb in Lathen, Emsland, Lower Saxony. Kathen-Frackel is situated nearby to the hamlet Hilgen, as well as near the suburb Dünefehn.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lathen station and St. Vitus.

Lathen station

Railway station

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Lathen is a railway station located in Lathen, Lower Saxony, Germany. The station lies on the Emsland Railway and the train services are operated by WestfalenBahn. Lathen is also the location of the Transrapid Maglev train track.

St. Vitus

Church

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St. Vitus is a church.

Emsland test facility

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The Emsland Transrapid Test Facility is a defunct testing site for Transrapid maglev trains in Emsland in the west of Lower Saxony, Germany. Emsland test facility is situated 3 km northeast of Kathen-Frackel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Niederlangen and Oberlangen.

Niederlangen

Village

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Niederlangen is a municipality in the Emsland district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Niederlangen is situated 2½ km west of Kathen-Frackel.

Oberlangen

Village

Oberlangen is a municipality in district Emsland, Lower Saxony, north-western Germany. This was the location of the Prisoner-of-war camp Stalag VI-C. There is a cemetery with mass graves of Soviet prisoners, and individual graves of Polish and Italian prisoners. Oberlangen is situated 3½ km west of Kathen-Frackel.