WWP Home arrow right This Event arrow right Indices: Alphabetical | Regional | Thumbnail | Map previousPrevious | Nextnext
event title
Europe
portrait Willy Kaemena
Rhine Waterway/Railway Crossing
Cologne (Köln), Germany
mini manual
[?]
Copyright © 2010 Willy Kaemena, All Rights Reserved
Kaemena360
Previous panorama: aleksandar janicijevicfullscreenA-Z Regions ThumbnlsShow in MapNext panorama: Dean Karamehmedovic
Cologne (Köln) is situated at a crossroads of railway and waterway.

The Rhine Waterway is one of the most busiest and important waterways in Europe and the railway river crossing between Köln-Deutz and Köln Main Station is the busiest railway bridge in Germany. Daily passing here 1,200 trains, with a capacity of about 600,000 passengers.

Even during the Roman Empire, when Cologne was a Roman colony and frontier town, the river and merchant routes formed an important crossroad.

Location Map Geographic Coordinates:
Latitude: 50° 56' 24.79" N
Longitude: 6° 58' 18.25" E
Elevation: 80
Precision is: High. Pinpoints the exact spot.

arrow Show at MultiMap.com [what is MultiMap?]
arrow Show at Google Maps [what is Google Maps?]
arrow Show in Google Earth* [what is Google Earth?]
* requires Google Earth
installed on your computer

Date/Time:
September 25, 2010, 14:44

Equipment:
Nikon D300 with Sigma 8mm 3.5 on a monopod


text
WWP Home arrow right This Event arrow right Indices: Alphabetical | Regional | Thumbnail | Map previousPrevious | Nextnext
Shortcut to this page: http://worldwidepanorama.org/wwp_rss/go/n6393