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Welzow, Spree-Neiße, Brandenburg, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
WelzowTown
Spree-NeißeDistrict
BrandenburgState
GermanyCountry

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View of the Welzow lignite mining area, in 1899.

Clara I Mine, Welzow, Spree-Neiße, Brandenburg, Germany
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View of the Welzow lignite mining area, in 1910.

Clara I Mine, Welzow, Spree-Neiße, Brandenburg, Germany
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Views of the Welzow lignite mining area, in 1907.

Clara I Mine, Welzow, Spree-Neiße, Brandenburg, Germany
04716920017272380548472.jpg
View of the Welzow lignite mining area, in 1899.

Clara I Mine, Welzow, Spree-Neiße, Brandenburg, Germany
09008690017272380541959.jpg
View of the Welzow lignite mining area, in 1910.

Clara I Mine, Welzow, Spree-Neiße, Brandenburg, Germany
02697900017272380555343.jpg
Views of the Welzow lignite mining area, in 1907.

Clara I Mine, Welzow, Spree-Neiße, Brandenburg, Germany
04716920017272380548472.jpg
View of the Welzow lignite mining area, in 1899.

Clara I Mine, Welzow, Spree-Neiße, Brandenburg, Germany
09008690017272380541959.jpg
View of the Welzow lignite mining area, in 1910.

Clara I Mine, Welzow, Spree-Neiße, Brandenburg, Germany
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Welzow4,240 (2015)
Haidemühl571 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
411154
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:411154:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Welzow, Spree-Neisse, Brandebourg, Allemagne
German:
Welzow, Spree-Neiße, Brandenburg, Deutschland
Italian:
Welzow, circondario della Sprea-Neiße, Brandeburgo, Germania
Russian:
Вельцов, Шпре-Найсе, Бранденбург, Германия
Simplified Chinese:
韦尔措, 施普利-奈瑟县, 勃兰登堡, 德国
Spanish:
Welzow, Distrito de Spree-Neiße, Brandeburgo, Alemania
Arabic:
فلتسو, براندنبورغ, ألمانيا
Armenian:
Վելցով, Շպրե Նեյսե, Բրանդենբուրգ, Գերմանիա
Catalan:
Welzow, Districte de Spree-Neiße, Brandenburg, Alemanya
Cebuano:
Welzow, Landkreis Spree-Neiße, Brandenburg, Alemanya
Chechen:
Вельцов, Бранденбург, Германи
Danish:
Welzow, Landkreis Spree-Neiße, Brandenburg, Tyskland
Dutch:
Welzow, Spree-Neiße, Brandenburg, Duitsland
Esperanto:
Welzow, Distrikto Spree-Neiße, Brandenburgio, Germanio
Farsi/Persian:
ولتسو, اشپری-نایسه, براندنبورگ, آلمان
Hungarian:
Welzow, Spree-Neiße járás, Brandenburg, Németország
Japanese:
ヴェルツォウ, シュプレー=ナイセ郡, ブランデンブルク州, ドイツ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Вельцов, Шпре-Найсе, Бранденбург, Германия
Kyrgyz:
Велзоу, Германия
Latvian:
Velcova, Šprē-Neises apriņķis, Brandenburga, Vācija
Lithuanian:
Velcovas, Brandenburgas, Vokietija
Lower Sorbian:
Wjelcej, Sprjewja-Nysa, Bramborska, Nimska
Macedonian:
Велцов, Шпре-Ниса, Бранденбург, Германија
Malay:
Welzow, Spree-Neiße, Brandenburg, Jerman
Polish:
Welzow, Powiat Spree-Neiße, Brandenburgia, Niemcy
Portuguese:
Welzow, Spree-Neiße, Brandemburgo, Alemanha
Romanian:
Welzow, Spree-Neiße, Brandenburg, Germania
Serbian:
Велцо, Округ Шпреја-Ниса, Бранденбург, Њемачка
Serbo-Croatian:
Welzow/Wjelcej, Okrug Špreja-Nisa, Brandenburg, Njemačka
South Azerbaijani:
ولتسو, براندنبورق, آلمان
Swedish:
Welzow, Landkreis Spree-Neiße, Brandenburg, Tyskland
Tatar:
Вельцов, Бранденбург, Алмания
Traditional Chinese:
韋爾措, 勃蘭登堡, 德國
Turkish:
Welzow, Brandenburg, Almanya
Ukrainian:
Вельцов, Шпре-Найсе, Бранденбург, Німеччина
Upper Sorbian:
Wjelcej, Sprjewja-Nysa, Braniborska, Němska
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Welzow, Spree-Neiße, Brandenburg, Germaniya
Vietnamese:
Welzow, Spree-Neiße, Brandenburg, Đức
Volapük:
Welzow, Brandänburgän, Deutän
Waray:
Welzow, Spree-Neiße, Brandenburg, Alemanya


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There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences152
Youngest Fossil Listed11.6 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed28.1 Ma (Oligocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Liriodendron
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Magnoliales : Magnoliaceae : Liriodendron13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Alnus
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Betulaceae : Alnus28.1 - 11.62 Ma
Cenozoic
Magnolia
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Magnoliales : Magnoliaceae : Magnolia13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Liquidambar
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Saxifragales : Altingiaceae : Liquidambar13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Rhamnus
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Rhamnaceae : Rhamnus13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Nyssa
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Cornales : Nyssaceae : Nyssa13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Pinus
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Pinaceae : Pinus28.1 - 11.62 Ma
Cenozoic
Taxodium
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cupressaceae : Taxodium28.1 - 11.62 Ma
Cenozoic
Abies
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Pinaceae : Abies13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Carpinus
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Betulaceae : Carpinus13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Sequoia
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cupressaceae : Sequoia28.1 - 11.608 Ma
Cenozoic
Salvinia
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Salviniales : Salviniaceae : Salvinia15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Glyptostrobus europaeus
species
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cupressaceae : Glyptostrobus : Glyptostrobus europaeus13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Glyptostrobus
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cupressaceae : Glyptostrobus13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Sparganium
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Liliopsida : Poales : Typhaceae : Sparganium13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Pterocarya
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Juglandaceae : Pterocarya13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Betula
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Betulaceae : Betula13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Ampelopsis
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Vitales : Vitaceae : Ampelopsis13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Myrica
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Myricaceae : Myrica13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Populus
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Malpighiales : Salicaceae : Populus28.1 - 11.62 Ma
Cenozoic
Fagus
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Fagaceae : Fagus15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Alisma
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Liliopsida : Alismatales : Alismataceae : Alisma13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Andromeda polifolia
species
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Ericales : Ericaceae : Andromeda : Andromeda polifolia13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Comptonia
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Myricaceae : Comptonia28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Carpolithus
genus
Carpolithus28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Ostrya
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Betulaceae : Ostrya13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Vitis
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Vitales : Vitaceae : Vitis13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Halesia
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Ericales : Styracaceae : Halesia13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Decodon
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Myrtales : Lythraceae : Decodon13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Parrotia
genus
Parrotia13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Rubus
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Rosaceae : Rubus28.1 - 11.62 Ma
Cenozoic
Selaginella
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Selaginellales : Selaginellaceae : Selaginella13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Cladium
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Liliopsida : Poales : Cyperaceae : Cladium28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Trema
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Cannabaceae : Trema13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Symplocos
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Ericales : Symplocaceae : Symplocos28.1 - 11.62 Ma
Cenozoic
Ranunculus
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Ranunculales : Ranunculaceae : Ranunculus13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Cyclocarya
genus
Cyclocarya13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Hypericum
genus
Hypericum13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welzow
Wikidata ID:Q572607
GeoNames ID:6550660

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