Caption

Wind farm in Kirchherten, St Martinus Catholic parish church, in the Rhenish lignite mining area, Sophienhöhe slag heap, from overburden from the Hambach open-cast mine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Date

May 03, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Jochen Tack

Reference

BRK24F70_373

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

172,3Mb (7,1Mb) / 31,7in x 21,1in / 9504 x 6336 (300dpi)

Keywords

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