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Rode Beek (border stream) at Effelder Waldsee

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Heinsberg

Wassenberg

Rode Beek (border stream) at Effelder Waldsee

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Rode Beek (border stream) at Effelder Waldsee

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Location: Wassenberg, Heinsberg, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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July 29, 2025

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Here, too, at the Effelder Waldsee, the Roodebeek stream continues to flow alongside you, briefly forming the border between the Netherlands and Germany. The hiking trail lies between the stream and the lake—sometimes you don't know where to look first.

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February 24, 2025

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Very beautiful meandering stream along the border between the Netherlands and Germany near the Effelder Waldsee.

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July 26, 2025

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There are several watercourses named Rode Beek (Red Brook). This Rode Beek, also called Roodebeek (Red Brook), flows through the Heinsberg district in Germany, a district in the far west …

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