Garzweiler surface mine
The Tagebau Garzweiler is a surface mine in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is operated by RWE and used for mining lignite. The mine currently has a size of 48 km2 and got its name from the village of Garzweiler which previously existed at this location.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine
- Also known as: “Braunkohle-Tagebau Garzweiler”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Maria Schmerzhafte Mutter.
St. Maria Schmerzhafte Mutter
Church
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St. Maria Schmerzhafte Mutter is a church, which is situated 4 km southwest of Garzweiler surface mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jüchen and Neu-Otzenrath.
Jüchen
Town
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Jüchen is a municipality in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The municipality of Jüchen consists of 17 villages and several hamlets. Jüchen is situated 4½ km northeast of Garzweiler surface mine.
Neu-Otzenrath
Village
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Neu-Otzenrath is a village, which is situated 5 km north of Garzweiler surface mine.
Keyenberg
Village
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Keyenberg is a village, which is situated 5 km west of Garzweiler surface mine.
Garzweiler surface mine
- Categories: open-pit lignite mine and industry
- Location: Jüchen, Rhein-Kreis Neuss, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.06499° or 51° 3′ 54″ northLongitude
6.47898° or 6° 28′ 44″ eastElevation
91 metres (299 feet)Operator
RWE Power AGOpen location code
9F383F7H+XHOpenStreetMap ID
way 1111730900OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarryGeoNames ID
2922411Wikidata ID
Q205775
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Garzweiler surface mine” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “منجم غارتزوايلر”
- Chinese: “加兹韦勒露天褐煤矿”
- Danish: “Garzweiler dagbrud”
- Dutch: “Garzweiler”
- French: “mine de Garzweiler”
- French: “Mine de Garzweiler”
- German: “Braunkohletagebau Garzweiler”
- German: “Tagebau Garzweiler”
- Italian: “Miniera di Garzweiler”
- Japanese: “ガルツヴァイラー鉱山”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Garzweiler”
- Slovenian: “dnevni kop Garzweiler”
- Spanish: “Garzweiler”
- Turkish: “Garzweiler Maden Ocağı”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as An der alten Kasterstraße und am grünen Plätzchen Im Baweiler and Im Keller.
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