heights are two stops on this stretch for cycling or motoring The medieval small town of Alt-Kaster, a district tourists, starting at RWE Power’s information centre Schloss in Bedburg with many listed buildings, used to Paffendorf. Touring maps are available there: phone be surrounded on three sides by an opencast +49/221/480-22010. mine. Today, it is located in the middle of an extensive recultivated area which is marked by the Mühlen- erft river and Kasterer See lake. A Further to the south is the forest/lake district lake is also the highlight in the new, open which, all the way into the 1970s, had still been landscape of the former Frechen opencast one of the focuses of Rhenish lignite mining. mine. This lake district forms part of the nature reserve and offers ample space for The recultivated land of the former water sports, rambling and cycle tours a local – dorf opencast mine is situated along the recreation area par excel- lence right on the doorstep of the major cities Cologne and Bonn. Route”, which was set up by Rhein-Erft ”Energy county and RWE Power. The landscaped lake Hiking maps are obtainable from the book trade Peringsmaar and the Wiedenfelder Höhe and from RWE Power. 13
The medieval small town of Alt-Kaster, a district in Bedburg with many listed buildings, used to be surrounded on three sides by an opencast mine. Today, it is located in the middle of an extensive recultivated area which is marked by the Mühlen- erft river and Kasterer See lake. A lake is also the highlight in the new, open landscape of the former Frechen opencast mine. The recultivated land of the former dorf opencast mine is situated along the ”Energy Route”, which was set up by Rhein-Erft county and RWE Power. The landscaped lake Peringsmaar and the Wiedenfelder Höhe heights are two stops on this stretch for cycling or motoring tourists, starting at RWE Power’s information centre Schloss Paffendorf. Touring maps are available there: phone +49/221/480-22010. Further to the south is the forest/lake district which, all the way into the 1970s, had still been one of the focuses of Rhenish lignite mining. This lake district forms part of the nature reserve and offers ample space for water sports, rambling and cycle tours – a local recreation area par excel- lence right on the doorstep of the major cities Cologne and Bonn. Hiking maps are obtainable from the book trade and from RWE Power. 13
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