Bruchwald Brandheide

Bruchwald Brandheide is a nature reserve in Castrop-Rauxel, Recklinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Bruchwald Brandheide is situated nearby to the suburb Pöppinghausen, as well as near Röllinghausen.

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Type: Nature reserve
Description: nature reserve in Germany
Also known as: “Naturschutzgebiet Bruchwald Brandheide”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bladenhorst Castle and Castrop-Rauxel Hauptbahnhof.

Bladenhorst Castle

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Bladenhorst Castle is a moated castle in the suburbs of the city of Castrop-Rauxel.

Castrop-Rauxel Hauptbahnhof

Railway station

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Castrop-Rauxel Hauptbahnhof is a railway station in the German city of Castrop-Rauxel. It is situated on the S2 line of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn, stopping every half hour. Additional, the RE 3 and the RB32 both stop hourly.

St. Josef

Church

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St. Josef is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Recklinghausen and Herne.

Recklinghausen

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Recklinghausen is a town of 114 000 in the northern Ruhr with a relatively well-preserved, attractive old town.

Herne

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Herne is a city of 156,000 people in the Ruhr area. Part of the city escaped the extensive bombing that destroyed other Rugr cities in World War II, so there are still many historical buildings, especially in the Herne-Mitte district, many of them from the Wilhelminian era.