Balken
in Cologne District of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Cologne Bonn Airport (16 mi) - Düsseldorf International Airport (18 mi)
- Essen Mulheim Airport (22 mi)
- Mönchengladbach Airport (24 mi)
- Norvenich Airport (24 mi)
- Dortmund Airport (39 mi)
- Aachen-Merzbrück Airport (41 mi)
- Geilenkirchen Airport (44 mi)
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Maastricht Aachen Airport (56 mi) - Münster Osnabrück Airport (77 mi)
- Cologne Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 11 mi)
- Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl (Unesco heritage, 19 mi)
- Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen (Unesco heritage, 28 mi)
- Aachen Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 46 mi)
- Upper Middle Rhine Valley (Unesco heritage, 70 mi)
- Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier (Unesco heritage, 94 mi)
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City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications (Unesco heritage, 110 mi) - Schokland and Surroundings (Unesco heritage, 119 mi)
- Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch (Unesco heritage, 120 mi)
- Phantasialand (amusement park, (21 mi)
- Kölner Zoo (zoo, (9 mi)
- Zoologischer Garten Düsseldorf (zoo, (14 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.091 and 7.023 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 5' 28" and E 7° 1' 24"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- German
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 12:37 PM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:53 am and 4:40 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Germany.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Germany. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Balken
Balken in Cologne District (North Rhine-Westphalia) is located in Germany about 290 mi (or 467 km) west of Berlin, the country's capital town.
Current time in Balken is now 12:37 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Europe / Berlin with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports close to Balken, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Germany is Cologne Bonn Airport in a distance of 16 mi (or 26 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Germany is Cologne Cathedral in a distance of 11 mi (or 17 km), South. We encountered 3 points of interest near this location. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Leverkusen, Solingen, Odenthal, Bergisch Gladbach and Mettmann. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 48 °F
| Morning Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 6°C / 44 °F |
| Night Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 3% |
| Air Humidity | 72% |
| Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 91% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Monday, 18th of November 2024
5°C (42 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
11°C (51 °F)
3°C (38 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
3°C (38 °F)
2°C (35 °F)
Rain and snow, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Mondial
Lohmann's Romantik Hotel Gravenberg
Lindner Hotel Bay Arena
Best Western Leoso Leverkusen
Kempe Komfortplus
MAXIM
Ratskeller
Am Berliner Platz
Stadthotel
Arkade
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Thea Kuhs: Führung durch das Berufskolleg Opladen (27.05.2014)
http://www.leverkusen.com/presse/db/presse.php?view=00029561.
Barbara Hendricks: Gut Ophoven Leverkusen-Opladen (06.02.2015)
http://www.leverkusen.com/presse/db/presse.php?view=00031227.
Opladen: Schwimmbadführung III (31.10.2009)
Führung über das im Bau befindliche Opladener Schwimmbad (31.10.2009) Hr. Scholz (Sportpark) http://www.leverkusen.com/whoiswho/Sammlung.php?view=00001613.
Opladen: Schwimmbadführung I (31.10.2009)
Führung über das im Bau befindliche Opladener Schwimmbad (31.10.2009) Stefan Hebbel und Christopher Krahforst (beide CDU), Bosshammer und Scholz (beide Sportpark) ...
Bahn - Leichlingen 21.05.2012
Ein Nachmittag in Leichlingen bei Kilometer 13,5. Bahnvideos aus Leichlingen aufgenommen am 21.05.2012 im Zeitraum von 14:30 bis 18:40. Aufgenommen mit: Canon EOS 600D EF-S18-55mm ...
DRK Jugend Leichlingen , Spaß Übung am 23.6.2013 (Zusammenschnitt)
Am 23.6.2013 übte die DRK Jugend Leichlingen einen Midizinischen Notfall auf dem Sommerfest des DRK Leichlingen. Die Übung habe ich leider nicht komplett gefilmt. Leider war ein Regentropfen...
Löschzug 1 FF Leichlingen auf Alarmfahrt (LF 1, DL, HLF, ELW)
Die Fahrzeuge im Einzelnen: 1.: Florian Leichlingen LF 1 Stadtmitte (http://www.feuerwehr-leichlingen.de/neuesLF20-16.htm), 2.: Florian Leichlingen DL Stadtmitte (http://www.feuerwehr-leichlingen.d...
![preview picture of video '[MANV IN OBDACHLOSENHEIM] Leichlingen MTF Stadtmitte [IUK]'](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-QP5s4ho_Gc/mqdefault.jpg "'[MANV IN OBDACHLOSENHEIM] Leichlingen MTF Stadtmitte [IUK]'")
[MANV IN OBDACHLOSENHEIM] Leichlingen MTF Stadtmitte [IUK]
Das Florian Leichlingen MTF Stadtmitte auf Alarmfahrt nach Odenthal. Grund dafür ist eine Alarmierung der IUK-Komponente. Das Fahrzeug (und die anderen MTFs) haben vor einiger Zeit eine ...
Blütenstadt Leichlingen im Sommer, Bergisches Land, Obstmarkt im Herbst
Blütenstadt Leichlingen im Sommer, Obstmarkt im Herbst - Leichlingen liegt im nördlichen Zipfel des Rheinisch-Bergischen Kreises zwischen den Ballungskernen Köln, Leverkusen und Düsseldorf,...
Einsatzfahrt FuStKw Polizei+ LF Feuerwehr Leichlingen zum Flächenbrand
23.12.2013 Einsatzfahrt für POL und FF Leichlingen Fröhliche Weihnachten und einen guten Rutsch!!! Einsatzinfos: Nach ordentlicher Erkundung keine Feststellung HINWEIS: Das Video bezieht...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Opladen
Opladen, now a district of Leverkusen, used to be the capital of the Rhein-Wupper-Kreis (Rhine-Wupper-District) up to 1975. Opladen station is located 10 m. N.E. from Cologne on the railway to Wuppertal. It's is also on the Autobahn A3. Pop. (1905) 6338, (1975) 42,000. It has an Evangelical and several Roman Catholic churches. It used to have dyeing works, manufactures of dynamite, indigo products, publishing companies and a railway plant.
Opladen station
Opladen station is in the suburb of Opladen of the city of Leverkusen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the Gruiten–Köln-Deutz railway, which was opened on 25 September 1867 from Ohligs by the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company (BME). It was extended to Mülheim BME station on 8 April 1868. The station was also opened on 25 August 1867. The original station building was demolished in 1965 and replaced by the current building built in 1968.
Leichlingen station
Leichlingen station is a through station in the town of Leichlingen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It was opened on 25 August 1867 on the Gruiten–Köln-Deutz railway, which was completed between Gruiten and Opladen by the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company on 25 September 1867. It has two platform tracks and it is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station.
Erbslöh
The Erbslöh was an airship named after the German aviation pioneer Oskar Erbslöh from Wuppertal that was operational in the years 1909/10. In July 1910 the Erbslöh crashed near Leverkusen, killing all five people on board.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Balken.