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Vlotho, Vlotho, Kreis Herford, Regierungsbezirk Detmold, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany


Alternative Names:Floto, Flotowe, Flôtôwe, flwtw, furoto, Флото, فلوتو, フロートー
Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat Locality:Vlotho, Herford, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Mindat.org Region:Vlotho, Herford, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Region:Vlotho, Kreis Herford, Regierungsbezirk Detmold, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Latitude:52° 9' 55" N
Longitude:8° 51' 35" E
Lat/Long (dec):52.1653,8.85996
Köppen climate type:Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Population:20,214 (2015)
Mindat Feature ID:2817105
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:2817105:6
GUID:21d56f81-30ee-41c4-8c17-5a2e6a0b48a8
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Saline, Bad Oeynhausen, Minden-Lübbecke, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany52° 12' 4" N8° 47' 42" E6.0km (3.7 miles)
Gohfeld Clay Pit, Löhne, Herford, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany52° 11' 48" N8° 46' 6" E7.2km (4.5 miles)
Bokshorn gravel pit, Veltheim, Porta Westfalica, Minden-Lübbecke, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany52° 11' 33" N8° 57' 59" E7.9km (4.9 miles)
Sandstone quarry, Porta Westfalica, Minden-Lübbecke, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany52° 14' 49" N8° 54' 34" E9.7km (6.0 miles)
Portakanzel cliff, Porta Westfalica, Minden-Lübbecke, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany52° 14' 37" N8° 55' 25" E9.7km (6.1 miles)
Friedrichshütte blast furnace, Porta Westfalica, Minden-Lübbecke, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany52° 14' 46" N8° 54' 55" E9.8km (6.1 miles)
Hausberge adit, Wohlverwahrt mine, Porta Westfalica, Minden-Lübbecke, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany52° 14' 28" N8° 56' 2" E9.8km (6.1 miles)
Saline, Bad Salzuflen, Lippe, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany52° 5' 18" N8° 45' 1" E11.3km (7.0 miles)
Meißen coal mine, Minden, Minden-Lübbecke, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany52° 16' 19" N8° 57' 15" E13.5km (8.4 miles)
Wohlverwahrt mine, Nammen, Porta Westfalica, Minden-Lübbecke, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany52° 14' 43" N9° 0' 35" E13.6km (8.4 miles)
Wallücke mine, Oberlübbe, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany52° 16' 22" N8° 45' 46" E13.7km (8.5 miles)
Hainholz meteorite, Minden, Minden-Lübbecke, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany52° 16' 59" N8° 55' 0" E13.7km (8.5 miles)
Todenmann quarry, Todenmann, Rinteln, Schaumburg District, Lower Saxony, Germany52° 13' 20" N9° 2' 46" E14.2km (8.8 miles)
Todenmann, Rinteln, Schaumburg District, Lower Saxony, Germany52° 12' 43" N9° 3' 12" E14.2km (8.8 miles)
Maibolte Quarry, Dörentrup, Lemgo, Lippe, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany52° 2' 35" N8° 57' 57" E15.4km (9.6 miles)
Doberg marl pit, Bünde, Herford, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany52° 11' 2" N8° 36' 50" E16.9km (10.5 miles)
Clay works, Dörentrup, Lemgo, Lippe, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany52° 2' 7" N8° 59' 43" E17.2km (10.7 miles)
Hohenrode, Rinteln, Schaumburg District, Lower Saxony, Germany52° 10' 15" N9° 9' 3" E19.8km (12.3 miles)
Obernkirchen meteorite, Obernkirchen, Schaumburg District, Lower Saxony, Germany52° 16' 0" N9° 5' 59" E19.9km (12.3 miles)
Westendorf, Rinteln, Schaumburg District, Lower Saxony, Germany52° 12' 12" N9° 8' 58" E20.2km (12.6 miles)
Rumbecker Berg, Hohenrode, Rinteln, Schaumburg District, Lower Saxony, Germany52° 9' 2" N9° 9' 20" E20.2km (12.6 miles)
Loßbruch, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany51° 58' 59" N8° 53' 2" E20.3km (12.6 miles)
Bernsen quarry, Westendorf, Rinteln, Schaumburg District, Lower Saxony, Germany52° 12' 51" N9° 9' 28" E21.0km (13.1 miles)
Liethstollen adit, Obernkirchen, Schaumburg District, Lower Saxony, Germany52° 16' 33" N9° 8' 53" E23.2km (14.4 miles)
Barntrup meteorite, Barntrup, Lippe, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany52° 0' 0" N9° 5' 59" E24.6km (15.3 miles)
Drostenhof, Extertal, Lippe, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany52° 2' 50" N9° 9' 58" E24.7km (15.3 miles)
Alverdissen Quarry, Alverdissen, Barntrup, Lippe, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany52° 1' 8" N9° 8' 16" E25.0km (15.5 miles)
Rohden quarry, Rinteln, Schaumburg District, Lower Saxony, Germany52° 12' 23" N9° 14' 3" E25.9km (16.1 miles)
Bückeberg sandstone quarry, Obernkirchen, Schaumburg District, Lower Saxony, Germany52° 15' 37" N9° 12' 27" E25.9km (16.1 miles)
Liekwegen quarry, Nienstädt, Schaumburg District, Lower Saxony, Germany52° 17' 8" N9° 11' 15" E26.0km (16.2 miles)
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View of the Porta Westfalica sandstone quarrying area, in 1891.

Sandstone quarry, Porta Westfalica, Minden-Lübbecke, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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View of the Porta Westfalica sandstone quarrying area, in 1902.

Sandstone quarry, Porta Westfalica, Minden-Lübbecke, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
GermanyCountry
North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyState
Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyAdministrative District
Herford, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyDistrict
Vlotho, Herford, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyTown

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Germany, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Herford86.10.263.0.0.0
Germany, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Herford, Vlotho86.10.263.3322.0.0
Germany, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Herford, Vlotho, Vlotho86.10.263.3322.6062.0
 
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