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. Sophienhöhe is situated 3½ km west of Kränkden.

Kapelle St. Katharina

Church

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Kapelle St. Katharina is a church, which is situated 3 km northwest of Kränkden.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Welldorf and Hambach.

Welldorf

Village

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Welldorf is a village, which is situated 6 km west of Kränkden.

Hambach

Village

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Hambach is a village, which is situated 6 km southwest of Kränkden.

Berrendorf-Wüllenrath

Village

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Berrendorf-Wüllenrath is a village, which is situated 7 km east of Kränkden.

Kränkden

Type: Locality
Location: Elsdorf, Rhein-Erft-Kreis, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

50.93922° or 50° 56′ 21″ north

Longitude

6.4969° or 6° 29′ 49″ east

Open location code

9F28WFQW+MQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6834432783

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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