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Städteregion AachenHerzogenrathNivelsteiner Sandwerke Viewing Platform
DiscoverPlaces to seeGermanyNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Cologne District
Städteregion AachenHerzogenrathNivelsteiner Sandwerke Viewing Platform
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Nivelsteiner Sandwerke Viewing Platform
Cycling
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Hiking
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Tamara (unterwegs)
June 23, 2023
Cycling
The sand mined here is used, for example, for glass production. A viewing platform gives you a deep look down into the pit. Next to it is an information board.
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Franz Josef Klingen
October 12, 2025
Hiking
The sought-after quartz sand is mined here in the pit.
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GS
September 10, 2023
Cycling
There are no signposts for this highlight. You have to drive between the fields of the orchard.
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Elevation 130 m
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