Royal Air Force Station Brüggen
Royal Air Force Brüggen, more commonly known as RAF Brüggen, in Germany was a Royal Air Force station until 15 June 2001. It was situated next to the village of Elmpt, approximately 43 kilometres west of Düsseldorf on the Dutch–German border.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Abandoned airfield
- Description: former British military Royal Air Force station and airbase near Bruggen in North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
- Also known as: “BGN”, “ETUR”, “RAF Bruggen”, “RAF Brüggen”, “RAF Station Brüggen”, and “Royal Air Force Station Bruggen”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lüsekamp und Boschbeek and Venekotensee.
Lüsekamp und Boschbeek
Nature reserve
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Lüsekamp und Boschbeek is a nature reserve, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Royal Air Force Station Brüggen.
Venekotensee
Lake
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Venekotensee is a lake, which is situated 3½ km north of Royal Air Force Station Brüggen.
Elmpter Schwalmbruch
Nature reserve
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Elmpter Schwalmbruch is a nature reserve, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Royal Air Force Station Brüggen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elmpt and Vlodrop-station.
Vlodrop-station
Hamlet
Vlodrop-station is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located on the German border, about 5 km east of the village Vlodrop, in the municipality of Roerdalen. Vlodrop-station is situated 6 km south of Royal Air Force Station Brüggen.
Brüggen
Town
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Brüggen is a municipality in the district of Viersen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated near the border with the Netherlands, on the river Schwalm, approx. 15 km south of Venlo, 11 km east of Swalmen and 20 km north-west of Mönchengladbach. Brüggen is situated 6 km northeast of Royal Air Force Station Brüggen.
Royal Air Force Station Brüggen
- Categories: barracks, air base, Royal Air Force station, and transportation
- Location: Niederkrüchten, Viersen, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Tajik—“Royal Air Force Station Brüggen” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “BGN”
- Arabic: “ETUR”
- Arabic: “RAF Bruggen”
- Arabic: “RAF Station Brüggen”
- Arabic: “Royal Air Force Station Bruggen”
- Chinese: “BGN”
- Chinese: “ETUR”
- Chinese: “RAF Bruggen”
- Chinese: “RAF Station Brüggen”
- Chinese: “布吕根皇家空军基地”
- Dutch: “BGN”
- Dutch: “ETUR”
- Dutch: “RAF Brueggen”
- Dutch: “RAF Bruggen”
- Dutch: “RAF Brüggen”
- Dutch: “RAF Station Brüggen”
- Dutch: “Royal Air Force Station Bruggen”
- French: “BGN”
- French: “ETUR”
- French: “RAF Bruggen”
- French: “RAF Station Brüggen”
- French: “Royal Air Force Station Bruggen”
- German: “BGN”
- German: “ETUR”
- German: “Fliegerhorst Brüggen”
- German: “RAF Bruggen”
- German: “RAF Brüggen”
- German: “RAF Station Brüggen”
- German: “Royal Air Force Station Bruggen”
- Hebrew: “BGN”
- Hebrew: “ETUR”
- Hebrew: “RAF Bruggen”
- Hebrew: “RAF Station Brüggen”
- Hebrew: “Royal Air Force Station Bruggen”
- Indonesian: “BGN”
- Indonesian: “ETUR”
- Indonesian: “RAF Bruggen”
- Indonesian: “RAF Station Brüggen”
- Indonesian: “Royal Air Force Station Bruggen”
- Japanese: “BGN”
- Japanese: “ETUR”
- Japanese: “RAF Bruggen”
- Japanese: “RAF Station Brüggen”
- Japanese: “ブリュッゲン空軍基地”
- Malay: “BGN”
- Malay: “ETUR”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Bruggen AB”
- Malay: “RAF Bruggen”
- Malay: “RAF Station Brüggen”
- Malay: “Royal Air Force Station Bruggen”
- Persian: “BGN”
- Persian: “ETUR”
- Persian: “RAF Bruggen”
- Persian: “RAF Station Brüggen”
- Persian: “فرودگاه نیروی هوایی سلطنتی بروگن”
- Tajik: “BGN”
- Tajik: “ETUR”
- Tajik: “RAF Bruggen”
- Tajik: “RAF Station Brüggen”
- Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи нерӯе ҳаво салтанате бругн”
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