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North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Victor-Neels Bridge

North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Euskirchen

Schleiden

Victor-Neels Bridge

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Victor-Neels Bridge

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Location: Schleiden, Euskirchen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Gerd

June 24, 2018

Mountain biking

The bridge, named after the last Belgian commander, Victor Neels, fits very well into the landscape. At the end you can expect a 16 percent gradient up to Vogelsang.

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Leo Pold

September 1, 2019

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The Victor Neels bridge is a really worth seeing steel suspension bridge with four ropes, which spans the Urftsee in the Eifel National Park since 2009. The bridge is named after Victor Neels, who was commander of the Belgian forces in the 70s.

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Nieres und Röschen

June 26, 2020

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Before the Second World War there was a ferry connection to the Nazi "Reich Training Center" built in 1934 in the area of the Lorbach estuary in the Urft.
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Elevation 320 m

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Location: Schleiden, Euskirchen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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