Sophienhöhe
The Sophienhöhe is the largest artificial hill worldwide, created by surface mining at the open cast lignite mine Tagebau Hambach operated by RWE Power AG in Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kapelle St. Katharina and St. Hubertus.
St. Philippus und Jakobus (Güsten)
Church
Photo: Bodoklecksel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Philippus und Jakobus (Güsten) is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Niederzier and Jülich.
Niederzier
Village
Photo: Maximilian Schönherr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Niederzier is a municipality in the district of Düren in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately 10 km north of Düren, and 10 km south-east of Jülich.
Jülich
Town
Photo: P e z i, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jülich is a town in the district of Düren, in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany. As a border region between the competing powers in the Lower Rhine and Meuse areas, the town and the Duchy of Jülich played a historic role from the Middle Ages up to the 17th century.
Sophienhöhe
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 302 metres
- Description: spoil heap and recreation park in Germany
- Categories: spoil heap, forest, mining park, recreation area, tourist attraction, and landform
- Location: Jülich, Düren, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.9321° or 50° 55′ 56″ northLongitude
6.4491° or 6° 26′ 57″ eastElevation
302 metres (991 feet)Open location code
9F28WCJX+VJOpenStreetMap ID
node 253564368OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q2302969
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Hebrew—“Sophienhöhe” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Sophienhöhe”
- French: “Sophienhöhe”
- German: “Sophienhöhe (Jülich)”
- German: “Sophienhöhe”
- Hebrew: “זופיינהוהה”
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