Hambach surface mine
The Tagebau Hambach is a large open-pit coal mine in Niederzier and Elsdorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is operated by RWE and used for mining lignite.Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Simon and Jude church and Saint Pancratius Church (Bettenhoven).
Simon and Jude church
Church
Photo: Hoebele, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Simon and Jude church is situated 740 metres northwest of Hambach surface mine.
Saint Pancratius Church (Bettenhoven)
Church
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Saint Pancratius Church (Bettenhoven) is situated 2 km west of Hambach surface mine.
LVR-Cultural Centre Village Synagogue Rödingen
Museum
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The LVR-Cultural Centre Village Synagogue Rödingen is a former synagogue in Rödingen, a district of Titz in Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The building originated as a house in the 18th century and was converted for use as a synagogue in 1841. LVR-Cultural Centre Village Synagogue Rödingen is situated 3 km northwest of Hambach surface mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oberembt and Tollhausen.
Welldorf
Village
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Welldorf is a village, which is situated 6 km west of Hambach surface mine.
Hambach surface mine
- Type: Coal mine
- Description: open-pit lignite mine in Germany
- Categories: geotope, opencast mine, and industry
- Location: Elsdorf, Rhein-Erft-Kreis, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Serbian—“Hambach surface mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tagebau Hambach”
- Chinese: “哈姆巴赫露天煤矿”
- Chinese: “哈姆巴赫露天矿坑”
- Dutch: “Hambach”
- Egyptian Arabic: “منجم هامباخ السطحى”
- French: “mine de Hambach”
- French: “Mine de Hambach”
- German: “Tagebau Hambach”
- Hebrew: “מכרה האמבך הפתוח”
- Japanese: “ハンバッハ鉱山”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hambach”
- Serbian: “Површински рудник Хамбак”
- Serbian: “Површински рудник Хамбах”
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