Fundstätte des Neanderthalers

Fundstätte des Neanderthalers is an archaeological site in Erkrath, Mettmann, North Rhine-Westphalia. Fundstätte des Neanderthalers is situated nearby to the nature reserve Laubacher Steinbruch, as well as near the museum Auto-Skulpturen-Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Laubacher Steinbruch and Neanderthal Museum.

Laubacher Steinbruch

Nature reserve

Photo: AdamZwerg, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Laubacher Steinbruch is a nature reserve.

Neanderthal Museum

Museum

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The Neanderthal Museum is a museum in Mettmann, Germany. It was established in 1996. Located at the site of the first Neanderthal man discovery in the Neandertal, it features an exhibit centered on human evolution. Neanderthal Museum is situated 390 metres east of Fundstätte des Neanderthalers.

Neanderthal

Railway stop

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Neanderthal station is a Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn station in the town of Mettmann in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It was opened on 15 September 1879. Neanderthal is situated 570 metres east of Fundstätte des Neanderthalers.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Erkrath and Mettmann.

Erkrath

Town

Photo: Darkstar1970, CC BY 3.0.

Erkrath is a town in the district of Mettmann, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Erkrath is situated 3 km west of Fundstätte des Neanderthalers.

Mettmann

Photo: Nils Siebert, Public domain.

Mettmann is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia in western Germany, east of Düsseldorf and west of Wuppertal. It is the capital of the Mettmann district.

Gruiten

Village

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Gruiten is a historical village in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Since 1975 it has been part of the town Haan. The village is located on the river Düssel, between Wuppertal and Düsseldorf. Gruiten is situated 5 km east of Fundstätte des Neanderthalers.

Fundstätte des Neanderthalers

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Erkrath, Mettmann, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

51.22745° or 51° 13′ 39″ north

Longitude

6.94551° or 6° 56′ 44″ east

Open location code

9F386WGW+X6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 237333879

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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