Oberbruch Industry Park

#2163 among destinations in Germany

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Oberbruch Industry Park, is a former 110-hectare site of Akzo Nobel in Heinsberg, Germany's most western district, near the Dutch border. It was founded in 1891 as a location for fiber industries. It is the birthplace of the German rayon and man-made fiber industry. Today, it is a diversified multi-user site, hosting companies from fields of industry such as high-performance fibers and energy technologies as well as from industrial biotechnology. Oberbruch Industry Park is the competency center for carbon technology in North Rhine-Westphalia. Since 2000, the industry park has been operated by the Dutch energy company Nuon, the first independent industrial park operator not to come from the chemical industry. Since January 7, 2009 N.V. Nuon Energy has been part of Vattenfall. ()

Local name: Industriepark Oberbruch Elevation: 144 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°3'30"N, 6°8'36"E

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North Rhine-WestphaliaGermany

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Oberbruch Industry Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Adolfosee, Schlangenkapelle, Glasmalereimuseum, Schloss Tüschenbroich.

1.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Adolfosee
30 min walk • Adolfosee is a lake in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. At an elevation of 39 m, its surface area is 0.307 km².
2.5 miW
51°3'38"N • 6°5'9"E
Schlangenkapelle, Heinsberg
64 min walk • Church
7.7 miSE
Museum
Glasmalereimuseum
196 min walk • The German Museum of Stained Glass in Linnich is the only museum of its kind in Germany. It displays both historical and contemporary exhibits, including works by Georg Meistermann and Otmar Alt.
6.8 miNE
Forts and castles
Schloss Tüschenbroich
174 min walk • Tüschenbroich Castle is a castle complex near the village of Tüschenbroich, about 25 km west of Mönchengladbach in the headwaters of the Schwalm River.
2.7 miN
Windmill
Wingertsmühle, Wassenberg
70 min walk • The list of monuments in Wassenberg contains the listed buildings on the territory of the town of Wassenberg in the district of Heinsberg in North Rhine-Westphalia.
5.5 miSW
Wayside shrine
Wayside cross
141 min walk • The list of monuments in Gangelt contains the listed buildings on the territory of the municipality of Gangelt in the district of Heinsberg in North Rhine-Westphalia. These monuments are included in the list of monuments of the municipality ...
2.2 miW
Wayside shrine
Hochkreuz, Heinsberg
56 min walk • The list of monuments in Heinsberg contains the listed buildings on the territory of the city of Heinsberg in the district of Heinsberg in North Rhine-Westphalia.
3.3 miNE
Wayside shrine
Kreuzigungsgruppe
84 min walk • The list of monuments in Wassenberg contains the listed buildings on the territory of the town of Wassenberg in the district of Heinsberg in North Rhine-Westphalia.
2.5 miW
Wayside shrine
Heiligenhäuschen, Heinsberg
64 min walk • The list of monuments in Heinsberg contains the listed buildings on the territory of the city of Heinsberg in the district of Heinsberg in North Rhine-Westphalia.
2.2 miW
51°3'32"N • 6°5'36"E
Ritterturm, Heinsberg
56 min walk • Tower
2.6 miE
Wayside shrine
Wayside cross, Hückelhoven
66 min walk • The list of monuments in Hückelhoven contains the listed buildings on the territory of the city of Hückelhoven in the district of Heinsberg in North Rhine-Westphalia.