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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Pancratius Church (Bettenhoven) and LVR-Cultural Centre Village Synagogue Rödingen.
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 Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Rödingen, in the municipality of Titz, in the district of Düren, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. LVR-Cultural Centre Village Synagogue Rödingen is situated 3 km northwest of Hambach surface mine.
Kapelle St. Katharina
Church
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Kapelle St. Katharina is a church, which is situated 2½ km west of Hambach surface mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Welldorf and Kirchherten.
Welldorf
Village
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Welldorf is a village, which is situated 6 km west of Hambach surface mine.
Kirchherten
Village
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Kirchherten is a village, which is situated 6 km north of Hambach surface mine.
Berrendorf-Wüllenrath
Village
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Berrendorf-Wüllenrath is a village, which is situated 7 km southeast of Hambach surface mine.
Hambach surface mine
- Type: Coal mine
- Description: open-pit lignite mine in Germany
- Categories: open-pit lignite mine, geotope, and industry
- Location: Elsdorf, Rhein-Erft-Kreis, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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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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