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Kastor Suspension Bridge

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

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Oberbergischer Kreis

Engelskirchen

Kastor Suspension Bridge

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Kastor Suspension Bridge

Name: Kastor Suspension Bridge
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Location: Engelskirchen, Oberbergischer Kreis, Bergisches Land, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Kreuzkapelle Ehreshoven – Kastor Suspension Bridge loop from Loope

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2. View of the Aggertal – View Near Kastor loop from Hohkeppel

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3. Kastor Suspension Bridge – Kreuzkapelle Ehreshoven loop from Loope

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My troje na Szlaku - Wege zum Glück

September 5, 2025

The 60-meter-long structure spans the Agger riverbed between Ehreshoven and the former Kastor mining site. It is a wooden structure suspended from eight steel cables. Because it vibrates when walked on, locals call it the "swing bridge."

It was built around 1860 to transport the processed lead and zinc ore from the Kastor mine to the Ehreshoven side of the Agger.

A nature reserve that endangers health? Isn't that a contradiction in terms? This is a question likely asked by some visitors who take the path along this "lunar landscape" north of the Agger near Ehreshoven and read the warning signs posted there.

The Castor mine was the largest lead and zinc ore mine in the Bensberg mining district in the 19th century.

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Location: Engelskirchen, Oberbergischer Kreis, Bergisches Land, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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