Tongrube Fuchsloch

Tongrube Fuchsloch is a nature reserve in Bad Oeynhausen, Minden-Lübbecke, North Rhine-Westphalia. Tongrube Fuchsloch is situated nearby to the hamlet Plattenberg, as well as near Lohbusch.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Derrick and Potts park.

Derrick

Historic site

Photo: Egeswender, Public domain.

A derrick is a lifting device composed at minimum of one guyed mast, as in a gin pole, which may be articulated over a load by adjusting its guys. Most derricks have at least two components, either a guyed mast or a self-supporting tower and a boom hinged at its base to provide articulation, as in a stiffleg derrick.

Potts park

Theme park

Photo: P6G47TG, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Potts park is a theme park.

Altteich Costedt

Nature reserve

Photo: Ath, CC0.

Altteich Costedt is a nature reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porta Westfalica and Dehme.

Porta Westfalica

Town

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Porta Westfalica is a town in the district of Minden-Lübbecke, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The name "Porta Westfalica" is Latin and means "gate to Westphalia".

Dehme

Suburb

Photo: Toen96, CC BY 3.0.

Dehme is a village near the town of Bad Oeynhausen in Germany. It is part of the District Minden-Lübbecke, Regierungsbezirk Detmold. The village is located at the south side of the Wiehen Hills and the west bank of the river Weser.