Mönchengladbach-Wanlo gliding site

Mönchengladbach-Wanlo gliding site is an aerodrome in Mönchengladbach, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia. Mönchengladbach-Wanlo gliding site is situated nearby to the locality Am Heerweg, as well as near In der Heiden.

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Type: Aerodrome
Description: glider airfield in Germany
Also known as: “Segelflugplatz Wanlo-Niersquell”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Holy Cross Church and Haus Keyenberg.

Holy Cross Church

Library

Holy Cross Church

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Holy Cross Church is a library.

Haus Keyenberg

Castle

Photo: Bodoklecksel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Haus Keyenberg is a castle.

Saint Valentine Church

Church

Saint Valentine Church

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Erkelenz and Hochneukirch.

Erkelenz

Town

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Erkelenz is a town in the Rhineland in western Germany that lies 15 kilometres southwest of Mönchengladbach on the northern edge of the Cologne Lowland, halfway between the Lower Rhine region and the Lower Meuse.

Hochneukirch

Village

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Hochneukirch is a village.

Keyenberg

Village

Photo: Bodoklecksel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Keyenberg is a village.

Mönchengladbach-Wanlo gliding site

Categories: glider airfield and transportation
Location: Mönchengladbach, Düsseldorf, Lower Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

51.1008° or 51° 6′ 3″ north

Longitude

6.3937° or 6° 23′ 37″ east

Elevation

76 metres (249 feet)

Operator

Verein für Luftfahrt in Mönchengladbach, Rheydt und Umgebung e.V.

Open location code

9F38492V+8F

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

aeroway=aerodrome

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

“Mönchengladbach-Wanlo gliding site” goes by many names.

German: “Mönchengladbach-Wanlo”
German: “Segelfluggelände Mönchengladbach-Wanlo”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Am Heerweg and In der Heiden.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Golfclub MG-Wanlo e.V. and Regenüberlaufbecken An der Wey.

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