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Bodekessel

Name: Bodekessel
Address: Germany

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Der Bodekessel ist eine ehemalige Stufe in der Schlucht des Bodetals, die 1798 durch Sprengung von seinen ehemals 2 m Höhe auf 1 m verringert wurde.

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Bodekessel

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51.735932, 11.008816

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51°44'09.4"N 11°00'31.7"E

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32U 638709 5733578

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