Caption

Edge of the Garzweiler II open-cast lignite mine, at the village of Lützerath, the last village to be excavated, in the background the Neurath lignite-fired power station, belongs to Erkelenz in the district of Heinsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Date

Dec 27, 2022

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Jochen Tack

Reference

BRK25A31_116

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No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

172,3Mb (11,8Mb) / 31,7in x 21,1in / 9504 x 6336 (300dpi)

Keywords

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