The Sophienhöhe (301.8 m AMSL) is the largest artificial hill worldwide, created by surface mining at the open cast
lignite mine
Tagebau Hambach operated by
RWE Power AG
RWE AG is a German multinational energy company headquartered in Essen. It generates and trades electricity in Asia-Pacific, Europe and the United States. The company is Europe's most climate threatening Company, the world's number two in off ...
in
Düren (district)
Düren () is a Kreis (district) in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Heinsberg, Neuss, Rhein-Erft-Kreis, Euskirchen and Aachen.
History
The district was created in 1972 by merging the former districts of ...
,
North Rhine-Westphalia,
Germany.
Location
Sophienhöhe is about 6 km east of the city centre of
Jülich bordering
Niederzier
Niederzier is a municipality in the district of Düren in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately 10 km north of Düren, and 10 km south-east of Jülich
Jülich (; in old spellings also known as '' ...
and
Titz
Titz is a municipality in the district of Düren in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately north-east of Jülich and south of Mönchengladbach.
Since the local government reform of 1975, Titz Municipality c ...
at the north-end of the open pit Tagebau Hambach. The distance (in respect to sea-level) between the top of Sophienhöhe and the lowest point of the pit is 594.8 meters. Tagebau Hambach is the lowest surface point in Europe, lying 293 meters below
sea level. The CIA still maintains that
Neuendorf bei Wilster is Germany's lowest point.
The highest points of Sophienhöhe are Höller Horn (291.5 m
AMSL), Jülicher Kopf (285.8 m
AMSL) and the Roman Tower (301.8 m
AMSL).
See also
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List of mountains and hills in North Rhine-Westphalia
This list of the mountains and hills in North Rhine-Westphalia shows a selection of high or well-known mountains and hills in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-W ...
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Hambach Forest
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Mountains and hills of North Rhine-Westphalia
Artificial hills
Düren (district)
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