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EuskirchenMechernichHaus Hombusch pumping station
DiscoverPlaces to seeGermanyNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Cologne District
EuskirchenMechernichHaus Hombusch pumping station
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Haus Hombusch pumping station
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yves klein
January 23, 2026
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The clean millrace runs through the pumping station, not the toxic Burgfeyer Tunnel. What @Zimtstern's photos show is not the Burgfeyer Tunnel – that flows into the main channel of the Veybach stream 300 meters upstream of the pumping station. It discharges 50 tons of lead annually, prompting the North Rhine-Westphalia Minister for the Environment to recently approve a wastewater treatment plant.
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The millrace only rejoins the main stream 300 meters downstream of the pumping station. However, it is often just a trickle because it is no longer in use.
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The millrace only rejoins the main stream 300 meters downstream of the pumping station. However, it is often just a trickle because it is no longer in use.
komoot.com/de-de/highlight/8214175
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Zimtstern
May 7, 2022
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The small town of Burgfey in the Veybach valley was a fief of the Counts of Manderscheid-Blankenheim in the 15th century. In 1424, a grinding mill was operated on the …
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Cornelia
May 27, 2022
Hiking
An old pumping station with a well-preserved mill wheel. The property next door appears to be privately occupied. Well maintained.
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Location: Mechernich, Euskirchen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany