Porta-Kanzel

Porta-Kanzel is a scenic viewpoint in Porta Westfalica, Minden-Lübbecke, North Rhine-Westphalia. Porta-Kanzel is situated nearby to the railway station Bahnhof Porta Westfalica, as well as near the railway stop Porta Westfalica station.

Type: Scenic viewpoint
Description: cliff near Porta Westfalica, Germany
Also known as: “Portakanzel”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Porta Westfalica station and Evangelische Kirche Hausberge.

Porta Westfalica station

Railway stop

Photo: aeggy, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Porta Westfalica is a railway station located in Porta Westfalica, Germany. The original station was opened in 1847 and the current station was completed in 1916. Porta Westfalica station is situated 280 metres west of Porta-Kanzel.

Evangelische Kirche Hausberge

Church

Photo: J.-H. Janßen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Evangelische Kirche Hausberge is a church, which is situated 470 metres south of Porta-Kanzel.

Schalksburg

Archaeological site

Photo: Matthäus Merian the Elder, Public domain.

Schalksburg is an archaeological site, which is situated 460 metres south of Porta-Kanzel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Neesen and Vennebeck.

Neesen

Suburb

Photo: Elya, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Neesen is a suburb.

Vennebeck

Village

Photo: Ingo2802, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Vennebeck is a village, which is situated 4½ km southwest of Porta-Kanzel.

Minden

Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Minden, sometimes also called Minden an der Weser or Minden is in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Porta-Kanzel

Categories: rock, cliff, and tourism
Location: Porta Westfalica, Minden-Lübbecke, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

52.24341° or 52° 14′ 36″ north

Longitude

8.92412° or 8° 55′ 27″ east

Elevation

186 metres (610 feet)

Open location code

9F4C6WVF+9J

OpenStreetMap ID

node 302966323

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

Wikidata ID

Q1512236

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In Other Languages

“Porta-Kanzel” goes by many names.

German: “Porta-Kanzel”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bahnhof Porta Westfalica and KSC Porta.

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