Große Heide
Große Heide is a nature reserve in Geilenkirchen, Heinsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Große Heide is situated nearby to the locality Am Flieth, as well as near Bocketzland.Places of Interest
Highlights include NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen and Pannenschopp.
NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen
Aerodrome
Photo: J. Patrick Fischer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen is located near Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the main operating base of the NATO Boeing E-3 Sentry Component, one of two operational elements of the NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control Force.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Landgraaf and Geilenkirchen.
Landgraaf
Photo: Maurice van Bruggen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Landgraaf is a Dutch city in the south of the country, famous for hosting Pinkpop, said to be the longest running pop festival in the world. It's also home to one of the largest indoor ski pistes in Europe.
Geilenkirchen
Town
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Geilenkirchen is a town in the district Heinsberg, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated near the border with the Netherlands, on the river Wurm, approx.
Übach-Palenberg
Town
Photo: Kolling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Übach-Palenberg is a town in the Heinsberg district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was formed by the merger of two villages, Palenberg and Übach.
Große Heide
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: nature reserve in Germany
- Categories: Naturschutzgebiet, protected area, and recreation area
- Location: Geilenkirchen, Heinsberg, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.9602° or 50° 57′ 37″ northLongitude
6.0704° or 6° 4′ 13″ eastInception
1993Open location code
9F28X36C+34OpenStreetMap ID
way 1490293710OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveWikidata ID
Q59505893
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“Große Heide” goes by many names.
- German: “Große Heide”
- German: “Naturschutzgebiet Große Heide”
- German: “NSG Große Heide”
- Spanish: “NSG Grosse Heide”
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