Altenberg Cathedral is the former monastery church of Altenberg Abbey (Odenthal municipality/ (Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis), built by the Cistercians in 1133.
(December 2008)
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A small stream near Solingen. (October 2007) (Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus) #Bäche, #creeks, #Wald, #forest, #Natur, #nature, #Solingen, #Bergisches_Land

The Wupper near Solingen-Burg. If you look closely, you might spot two people floating above the water: a cable car connects Unterburg with Oberburg, where Burg Castle is located, crossing the river.
(April 2024)
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Former stables of Burg Castle (Solingen, Burg village) - front and rear view.
(April 2024)
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Burg Castle in the Solingen village of Burg is a hilltop castle (approx. 100 metres above the river Wupper) whose origins date back to the 12th century. After various destructions, it was steadily rebuilt from 1890 onwards and is one of the largest castles in western Germany.
It has been the ancestral castle of the counts and later dukes of Berg since the 12th century and is now one of the most popular and most visited cultural sites in the Rhineland.
(April 2024)
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The Wupper river near Solingen-Burg (Bergisches Land, North Rhine-Westphalia).
(April 2024)
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