Neandertal

North Rhine-Westphalia · Germany

Neandertal, Germany
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A wooded limestone valley of the Düssel river near Mettmann, protected as a nature reserve and famous as the site where Neanderthal remains were first identified. A game reserve keeps aurochs and wisent among the trees.

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