"... Agriculture in the central Ruhr area between the big cities is undoubtedly a very rare and now unusual land use. But in a strip between Essen and Gelsenkirchen there …

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Green-Walker🌳🎒

April 20, 2021

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Beautiful green landscape at the gates of Gelsenkirchen

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Oliver Grolla

February 11, 2025

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A beautiful little piece of nature. Very nice for walking and hiking.
Highly recommended in combination with the Rheinelbe slag heap

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Elevation 100 m

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Friday 10 April

19°C

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56 %

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Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Location: Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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