The former town of Blankenstein is now a village belonging to Hattingen (Ennepe-Ruhr district).
In the foreground is the Protestant church, built around 1765.
(February 2026)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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The former town of Blankenstein is now a village belonging to Hattingen (Ennepe-Ruhr district).
(February 2026)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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The village of Dausenau on the Lahn river (Rhein-Lahn district, Rhineland-Palatinate).
(May 2008)
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The ‘old village’ in the Westerholt, part of Herten municipality (Ruhr area, Recklinghausen district).
(November 2025)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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The ‘old village’ in the Westerholt, part of Herten municipality (Ruhr area, Recklinghausen district) is a beautiful ensemble of well-maintained half-timbered houses.
(November 2025)
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The village of Enkirch on the Moselle (Bernkastel-Wittlich district, Rhineland-Palatinate) with its narrow streets and numerous half-timbered houses has a somewhat medieval feel to it. This picturesque place is well worth a visit.
(October 2025)
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Odenthal (Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis) on the Dhünn River with the Romanesque and partly Neo-Romanesque St. Pankratius Church.
(September 2025)
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Wherever you look in Winningen on the Lower Moselle (Mayen-Koblenz district, Rhineland-Palatinate), vine dominates the townscape.
(August 2025)
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The wine-growing village of Alken on the right bank of the Moselle (Mayen-Koblenz district).
(August 2025)
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The wine village of Willingen on the Lower Moselle with the Wine Witch Fountain, which alludes to the witch hunts of the 17th century.
(August 2025)
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