Borkener See is an artificial lake in West Hesse Depression, Hesse, Germany. At an elevation of 177 metres, its surface area is 139 hectares. Created by the mining of lignite coal, the lake is nutrient-poor and slightly basic in pH. Borkener See is situated 2½ km northeast of Die Hard.

Evangelische Kirche

Church

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Evangelische Kirche is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Borken and Kalbsburg.

Borken

Town

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Borken is a small town with about 13,000 inhabitants in the Schwalm-Eder district in northern Hesse, Germany. The town is a former centre for brown coal mining and coal-fired electrical generation in Hesse. Borken is situated 4½ km northeast of Die Hard.

Kalbsburg

Neighborhood

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Kalbsburg is a neighborhood, which is situated 8 km north of Die Hard.

Die Hard

Type: Forest
Also known as: “Hard”
Location: Hesse, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

51.02232° or 51° 1′ 20″ north

Longitude

9.23473° or 9° 14′ 5″ east

Elevation

246 metres (807 feet)

Open location code

9F3F26CM+WV

GeoNames ID

2937505

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