Niers-Altarm

Niers-Altarm is an oxbow lake in , , . Niers-Altarm is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nette and Sankt Peter und Paul.

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The is a small river in , , a left tributary of the . It rises near , a borough of . The flows through Viersen-Boisheim and before reaching the Niers in .

Church
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Church
Photo: Knusperweizen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Straelen and Wachtendonk.

Town
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is a municipality in the district of Cleves, in , . It is located near the border with the , approx. 10 km north-east of . Twinning : in Meurthe-et-Moselle, since 7 July 1963.

Village
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at the confluence of and is a municipality in the district of in , . It is located west of the Rhine halfway between and at the border. Its name means 'bailiff's Donk'.

Village
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is a part of in , . Its location, near the A40 autobahn close to the border with , is infamous with British motorists who pass the sign to the exit shortly after entering Germany and view the name with amusement due to its two syllables in written appearance.

Niers-Altarm

Latitude
51.4467° or 51° 26′ 48″ north
Longitude
6.3219° or 6° 19′ 19″ east
Open location code
9F38C8WC+MQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 914794298
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­oxbow
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Satellite Map

Discover Niers-Altarm from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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