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Bergisches LandBalkhauser Kotten Knife-Sharpening Museum
DiscoverPlaces to seeGermanyNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Cologne District
Bergisches LandBalkhauser Kotten Knife-Sharpening Museum
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Balkhauser Kotten Knife-Sharpening Museum
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Landlinien
February 9, 2016
Cycling
Shortly before Solingen lies the village of Balkhausen, idyllic and typically mountainous. Beautifully restored half-timbered houses decorate the place with colorful flowers on the windowsill. From here you reach the …
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•Levdi
May 20, 2018
Cycling
There is always a little something to eat and drink.
You can also have your kitchen knives sharpened here for very little money!
You can also have your kitchen knives sharpened here for very little money!
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•wanderwurst
August 13, 2017
Cycling
First documented in 1504, since 1612 occupied as Doppelkotten, the Balkhauser Kotten 1922 still 56 grinders offered a workshop. In 1950, the "Außenkotten" had to give way to the road construction, while the Innenkotten created a grinder museum.
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