Sophienhöhe

#1859 among destinations in Germany

Nature, Natural attraction, Hill

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The Sophienhöhe is the largest artificial hill worldwide, created by surface mining at the open cast lignite mine Tagebau Hambach operated by RWE Power AG in Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 50°56'14"N, 6°26'57"E

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North Rhine-WestphaliaGermany

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Sophienhöhe – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: LVR-Cultural Centre Village Synagogue Rödingen, Schloß Bedburg, Brückenkopf Park, Zitadelle Jülich.

2 miN
Museum
LVR-Cultural Centre Village Synagogue Rödingen
52 min walk • The LVR-Cultural Centre Village Synagogue Rödingen is located in Rödingen, municipality of Titz, district of Düren, State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a permanent exhibition in a former synagogue and a former family house of the head of the local Jewish community.
6.9 miNE
50°59'46"N • 6°34'38"E
Schloß Bedburg, Bedburg
176 min walk • Forts and castles
4.6 miW
Park, Zoo, Garden
Brückenkopf Park, Jülich
118 min walk • The bridgehead in Jülich, Rhineland, is a fortification from the Napoleonic period, built at the beginning of the 19th century to protect the city from the west. It was included in the totality of the works of the Jülich fortress.
4 miW
50°55'31"N • 6°21'35"E
Zitadelle Jülich, Jülich
102 min walk • History museum, Forts and castles
6.9 miNE
51°0'35"N • 6°33'29"E
Kreuzigungsgruppe II, Bedburg
176 min walk • Wayside shrine
6.9 miNE
Church
St. Lambertus, Bedburg
177 min walk • The Catholic parish church of St. Lambertus is a listed church building in Bedburg, a town in the Rhine-Erft district.
6.9 miNE
Church
St. Georgs Kirche, Bedburg
176 min walk • The list of monuments in Bedburg contains the listed buildings on the territory of the town of Bedburg in the Rhine-Erft district in North Rhine-Westphalia.
4.1 miW
Church
Sankt Mariä Himmelfahrt, Jülich
104 min walk • St. Mary's Assumption in Jülich is the most important and oldest Roman Catholic church in the city and, since 2013, the parish church of the greater parish of Holy Spirit Jülich. In it is the tomb of Blessed Christina von Stommeln.
6.8 miNE
City gate
Agathator, Bedburg
174 min walk • The list of monuments in Bedburg contains the listed buildings on the territory of the town of Bedburg in the Rhine-Erft district in North Rhine-Westphalia.
7 miNE
City gate
Efttor, Bedburg
178 min walk • The list of monuments in Bedburg contains the listed buildings on the territory of the town of Bedburg in the Rhine-Erft district in North Rhine-Westphalia.
6.5 miNE
Wayside shrine
St. Rochus Kapelle, Bedburg
166 min walk • The list of monuments in Bedburg contains the listed buildings on the territory of the town of Bedburg in the Rhine-Erft district in North Rhine-Westphalia.