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Kerpen

Former outdoor swimming pool on the Erft Flood Canal (Balkhausen)

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Kerpen

Former outdoor swimming pool on the Erft Flood Canal (Balkhausen)

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Former outdoor swimming pool on the Erft Flood Canal (Balkhausen)

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Location: Kerpen, Rhein-Erft-Kreis, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Sven

October 3, 2016

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As early as 1927, the municipality of Türnich built a "bathing establishment" in the Erftflut Canal in Balkhausen, which was used with pleasure and frequently. After the Second World War, …

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B&U

October 16, 2017

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If you cycle along the Erft flood canal at Türnich, Balkhausen and Brüggen, you have to pay close attention. Only a small board on a log draws attention to a forgotten place, which escapes the vast majority of hikers and cyclists: at the height of Balkhausen are still the remains of a swimming pool to see, which was in operation in the first half of the 20th century. The entry stairs on the Erftufer is still there. - Source: ksta.de/24437566 © 2017

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Sebastian

June 25, 2018

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Should you look at yourself. Actually nothing special ... but tiny for an outdoor pool!

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