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Städteregion Aachen

Aachen Zeitschleife (Time Loop) – Forgotten Places

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Städteregion Aachen

Aachen Zeitschleife (Time Loop) – Forgotten Places

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Aachen Zeitschleife (Time Loop) – Forgotten Places

02:37

39.5km

160m

Experience a constantly changing landscape on this tour on the edge of the third largest opencast mine in the lignite mining area. The time windows on this route tell of …

by Städteregion Aachen

Last updated: August 13, 2025

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7.19 km

Lobster Sculpture at Blausteinsee

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The large crab at the playground and rest area points the way to the Blausteinsee.

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8.76 km

Blausteinsee viewing platform and beach

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Great terrace with a platform, right on the Blausteinsee. There is a small playground for the children.

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11.6 km

Lürken Relocation Memorial and Rest Area

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Beautiful and shady rest area with a historical background. Right next to it is the airfield for model airplanes.

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17.8 km

Langendorf Relocation Memorial

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Langendorf had to be relocated for the Inde opencast mine.

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21.3 km

View of Inden Open-Pit Mine

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There are now three viewpoints at the Inden opencast mine alone: In addition to the existing viewpoints in Lamersdorf and Schophoven, another viewpoint near the Memorial Chapel near Neu-Lohn provides a good view of the opencast mine.

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26.3 km

Indemann Observation Tower

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The 36 meter high Indemann is a landmark visible from afar due to its size and location on the Goltsteinkuppe spoil tip. You can climb it by stairs or take …

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39.5 km

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18.7 km

9.99 km

5.20 km

4.60 km

911 m

126 m

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16.7 km

11.3 km

7.60 km

3.14 km

395 m

392 m

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Städteregion AachenJune 25, 2023

Experience a constantly changing landscape on this tour on the edge of the third largest opencast mine in the lignite mining area. The time windows on this route tell of gigantic changes: from the Celtic period to the 20th century, mining and opencast mining shaped the area around the town of Eschweiler

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