Wattenscheid
in Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Essen Mulheim Airport (10 mi) - Dortmund Airport (20 mi)
- Düsseldorf International Airport (21 mi)
- Mönchengladbach Airport (33 mi)
- Cologne Bonn Airport (42 mi)
- Norvenich Airport (50 mi)
- Münster Osnabrück Airport (51 mi)
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Twenthe Airport (56 mi) - Rheine Bentlage Airport (57 mi)
- Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen (Unesco heritage, 4 mi)
- Cologne Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 38 mi)
- Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl (Unesco heritage, 46 mi)
- Aachen Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 67 mi)
- Upper Middle Rhine Valley (Unesco heritage, 93 mi)
- Schokland and Surroundings (Unesco heritage, 99 mi)
- Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station) (Unesco heritage, 113 mi)
- Messel Pit Fossil Site (Unesco heritage, 129 mi)
- Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen (Unesco heritage, 131 mi)
- Schloss Beck (amusement park, (12 mi)
- Zoologischer Garten Düsseldorf (zoo, (22 mi)
- Fernsehturm Dortmund ( Florianturm) (observation point, (14 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.481 and 7.143 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 28' 50" and E 7° 8' 33"
- 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: 12:49 PM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:54 am and 4:38 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- 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 Wattenscheid
Wattenscheid in Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg (North Rhine-Westphalia) is located in Germany about 276 mi (or 444 km) west of Berlin, the country's capital town.
Current time in Wattenscheid is now 12:49 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Europe / Berlin with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports close to Wattenscheid, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in Germany is Essen Mulheim Airport in a distance of 10 mi (or 17 km), South-West. 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 Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen in a distance of 4 mi (or 7 km), West. 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: Gelsenkirchen, Bochum, Herne, Essen and Recklinghausen. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 47 °F
| Morning Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Night Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 7% |
| Air Humidity | 70% |
| Air Pressure | 1012 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 98% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Monday, 18th of November 2024
5°C (42 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
9°C (49 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
4°C (40 °F)
2°C (36 °F)
Rain and snow, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
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acora
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Missglückte Sprengung A40-Brücke Bochum Wattenscheid 28.01.2011
Video der missglückten Sprengung der A40-Brücke über der Bahnhofstr. in Bochum-Wattenscheid am 28.01.2011. Leider verzögerte sich die Sprengung so weit nach hinten, dass meine unbemannte...
Bahnübergang Ginsterweg, Wattenscheid ++ Baureihe 146 mit langem Personenzug ++ Pintsch
Der Bahnübergang "Ginsterweg" liegt westlich vom Haltepunkt Wattenscheid-Höntrop an der Strecke der S-Bahnlinie S1 von Dortmund nach Solingen. Normalerweise verkehren hier auch wirklich nur.
Still-Leben Ruhrschnellweg A40 B1 - Wattenscheid
Quer durch die Metropole Ruhr führt die Bundesautobahn A40 oder auch B1. Für einen Tag war sie im Rahmen des Programms der Kulturhauptstadt Europas 2010 gesperrt. Ruhr.2010 feierte hier am...
REWE Mokanski und SG Wattenscheid 09 (Weltkindertag)
Am Weltkindertag spielte die SG Wattenscheid 09 gegen die U23 des 1. FC Köln. REWE Mokanski lud dazu sämtliche Wattenscheider Jugendmannschaften in das Lohrheidestadion ein. Etwa 800 ...
SG Wattenscheid 09 - RW Essen (28. Spieltag - Regionalliga West 2013/14)
Die SG Wattenscheid 09 hat am Samstag ein packendes Revierderby gegen Rot-Weiss Essen mit 1:0 gewonnen und damit den dritten Heimsieg in Serie eingefahren. Den Treffer des Tages erzielte ...
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Sonepar Partnertreff 2013.
Bochum Non Stop Bangkok
Teil 1.
20 Jahre Wattenscheider Klecks,ELVIS, Devil In Disguise
besonders ist der kleine Mann mit dem Handy :-)
VfL Bochum 2 - Alemannia Aachen 21.03.2015
VfL Bochum 2 - Alemannia Aachen 21.03.2015 Loherheidestadion.
SG Wattenscheid 09 - LR Ahlen 4:1, Saison 1999/00
34. Spieltag | Sonntag, 30. April 2000 | 15:00 Uhr Lohrheidestadion | 1.383 Zuschauer 1 - 0 Sergiy Dikhtjar (30.) 1 - 1 Petr Cmilansky (37.) 2 - 1 Marius Ebbers (57.) 3 - 1 Abdul Iyodo...
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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.
Hordel
Hordel is a borough of the city of Bochum in the Ruhr area in North Rhine-Westphalia. It is situated in the North West of Bochum. It borders to Röhlinghausen, which now is a borough of Herne. The last mine of Bochum, Zeche Hannover was in Hordel. In Hordel there are several former mine railways.
Leithe
Leithe is the northwesternmost part of the city of Bochum in the Ruhr area in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. The population used to speak Westphalian, but now standard German is the norm. Leithe borders onto a part of the city of Essen also bearing the name of Leithe. Leithe belongs to the Stadtbezirk (district of the town) of Wattenscheid. When the last census was held in 1987, Leithe had the third highest share of Roman Catholics in Wattenscheid and Bochum overall.
Höntrop
Höntrop is a district of the City of Bochum in the Ruhr area in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. The population used to speak the Westphalian dialect, but now standard German is the norm. Höntrop borders inter alia to Freisenbruch, which belongs to Essen, another city, and Linden a district of Bochum. Höntrop belongs to the Stadtbezirk (district of the town) of Wattenscheid. Höntrop has a railway line to Düsseldorf and Dortmund and a tram line to Heven, a part of Witten.
Günnigfeld
Günnigfeld is a district of Bochum, a city in the Ruhr area of North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany. Günnigfeld belongs to the Stadtbezirk (district of a town) of Wattenscheid, Germany, which was a town until 1974 and is now part of Bochum. Günnigfeld is the northernmost part of Wattenscheid. The population used to speak Westphalian, but now High German is the norm.
Wattenscheid
Wattenscheid was once a separate town in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany. In 1975 it became part of Bochum. It has a population of about 80,000 citizens. It is a part of the Ruhr area. Some famous firms have their headquarters in Wattenscheid e.g. Steilmann.
Lohrheidestadion
The Lohrheidestadion is a multi-use stadium in Bochum-Wattenscheid, Germany. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of SG Wattenscheid 09. The stadium is able to hold 16,233 people and opened in 1954.
Wattenscheid station
Wattenscheid station is on the Witten/Dortmund–Oberhausen/Duisburg railway. It is one of two stations in the formerly independent city of Wattenscheid, now a district of the city of Bochum in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The other station is Wattenscheid-Höntrop. In late 2007, Wattenscheid station was downgraded to a Haltepunkt (literally “halt”, meaning that it is not a rail junction and has no sets of points).
Wattenscheid-Höntrop station
Wattenscheid-Höntrop station is after Wattenscheid station the second railway station in the district of Wattenscheid of the city of Bochum in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the 97 km long route of Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S 1 from Dortmund to Solingen.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Wattenscheid.
Wattenscheid: Bochum, August-Bebel-Platz, Wattenscheid (source)
Wattenscheid: Bochum, Oststraße, Wattenscheid (source)
Wattenscheid: Bochum, Alter Markt in, Wattenscheid (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Wattenscheid, Bochum-Wattenscheid, Wattsche, Ваттеншайд
