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Darmstadt District

Main-Kinzig-Kreis
Gelnhausen

Former Geographical Center of the European Union (Meerholz)

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Gelnhausen

Former Geographical Center of the European Union (Meerholz)

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Former Geographical Center of the European Union (Meerholz)

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    October 27, 2019

    Mountain biking

    From 1 January 2007 and the accession of Romania and Bulgaria, the geographical center of the European Union was until 1 July 2013 in Gelnhausen - more precisely in the Gelnhausen district of Meerholz.
    The measuring point lies exactly at the coordinates: 9 degrees, 9 minutes east longitude and 50 degrees, 10 minutes, 21 seconds north latitude - below the "Niedermittlauer Heiligenkopf", that is one of the three witness mountains in the Kinzigtal.
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    October 27, 2019

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    The starting point lies at the geographical center of the European Union until 1 July 2013 in Gelnhausen / Meerholz. Here you will find information on the EU middle - path and the history of the "European Union". Here is also the first country, namely Belgium, presented.
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    June 22, 2022

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    A red sandstone sculpture weighing three tons marks the former geographical center of the European Union. Seven artists from the region designed the object together. The heart of the sculpture …
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