Hambach Forest
Hambach Forest (German: Hambacher Forst) is a forest located in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany, between Cologne and Aachen. The forest is nearly 12,000 years old, rich in biodiversity and home to 142 species regarded as important for conservation.
Since 2012, Hambach Forest has been a political standpoint for environmentalists who are protesting against the German energy company RWE because of the open-pit lignite mine situated on the site.
Coordinates: 50°54′27″N 6°26′56″E / 50.9074°N 6.4488°E
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