Nature
5 places in Cologne
Butzbach
A roughly 5.8 km sandy stream that rises in the Wahner Heide and seeps away in the Grengel Bieselwald – part of a protected landscape area in southern Cologne.
Frechener Bach
A small stream that begins at the Frechen sewage works and, after 4.6 km, seeps away in Cologne's green belt near the Militärring – restored on Cologne territory.
Giesbach
A roughly 8.3 km stream that rises in the Königsforst and finally splits into two arms that seep away in ponds – with a water-treading station at a tri-city point.
Gleueler Wiese
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A roughly 4.8-hectare hay meadow in Cologne's Outer Green Belt in Sülz that serves as a cold-air corridor and provides habitat for animals and plants.




