Kiesgruben Meschenich

Kiesgruben Meschenich is a nature reserve in Cologne, Cologne Lowland, North Rhine-Westphalia. Kiesgruben Meschenich is situated nearby to the locality An der Weide, as well as near An der Bach.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Am Vogelacker and Max Ernst Museum.

Am Vogelacker

Nature reserve

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Am Vogelacker is a nature reserve.

Brühl station

Railway station

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Brühl station is a railway station in the city of Brühl in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It consists of a passenger station and a freight yard about a kilometre to the north.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brühl and Wesseling.

Brühl

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Brühl is a town in the Rhineland, Germany. It is located in the district of Rhine-Erft, 20 km south of the Cologne city center and at the edge of the Rhineland Nature Park, a famous nature reserve.

Wesseling is an industrial German city on the Rhine bordering Cologne city on the south. With three chemical plants and a petroleum refinery within its city limits, it has an important place in the international petrochemical industry.

Hürth

Town

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Hürth is a town in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Hürth shares borders with the city of Cologne and is about 6 km to the southwest of Cologne city centre, at the northeastern slope of the natural preserve Kottenforst-Ville.

Kiesgruben Meschenich

Type: Nature reserve
Description: nature reserve in Germany
Categories: Naturschutzgebiet, protected area, and recreation area
Location: Cologne, Cologne District, Cologne Lowland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

50.8513° or 50° 51′ 5″ north

Longitude

6.9359° or 6° 56′ 9″ east

Open location code

9F28VW2P+G9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1106184756

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

Wikidata ID

Q61524564

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In Other Languages

From German to Spanish—“Kiesgruben Meschenich” goes by many names.

German: “Kiesgruben Meschenich”
German: “Naturschutzgebiet Kiesgruben Meschenich”
German: “NSG Kiesgruben Meschenich”
Spanish: “NSG Kiesgruben Meschenich”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Meschenich and An der Weide.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Friedhof Meschenich and Gut Langenackerhof.

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