Grube Kastor
Grube Kastor is a nature reserve in Engelskirchen, Oberbergischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia. Grube Kastor is situated nearby to the hamlet Unterfrielinghausen, as well as near Herkenhähn.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: nature preserve in Germany
- Also known as: “Naturschutzgebiet Grube Kastor”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ehreshoven Castle and Schlosswald Ehreshoven.
Ehreshoven Castle
Castle
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ehreshoven Castle is a moated castle in Engelskirchen, Oberbergischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located near the village of Ehreshoven, about 32 kilometres by road east of Cologne. Several kilometres to the northwest is Georghausen Castle.
Schlosswald Ehreshoven
Nature reserve
Photo: Herberthermit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schlosswald Ehreshoven is a nature reserve.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Engelskirchen and Lindlar.
Engelskirchen
Town
Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Engelskirchen is a municipality in Oberbergischer Kreis, Germany in North Rhine-Westphalia, about 40 kilometres east of Cologne. The neighbouring municipalities are Overath, Lindlar, Gummersbach, Wiehl and Much.
Lindlar
Town
Photo: JensD, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lindlar is a municipality in the Oberbergischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located about 30 km east of Cologne.
Grube Kastor
- Categories: Naturschutzgebiet, protected area, and recreation area
- Location: Engelskirchen, Oberbergischer Kreis, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.9799° or 50° 58′ 48″ northLongitude
7.3437° or 7° 20′ 37″ eastInception
1993Open location code
9F29X8HV+WFOpenStreetMap ID
way 1432405044OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveWikidata ID
Q56010797
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Spanish—“Grube Kastor” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Grube Kastor”
- French: “Grube Kastor”
- German: “Grube Kastor”
- Spanish: “NSG Grube Kastor”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kastor and Unterfrielinghausen.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hängebrücke in Kastor and Kreuzkapelle.
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