HW6 West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire - West Wycombe is an area due west of High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England and is the home of the West Wycombe Caves and the Italianate West Wycombe Park. The entire town of West Wycombe is owned by the National Trust, who purchased it in 1929 when it was under threat of destruction.

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The village boasts several fine examples of historic buildings, with most dating from the 16th to 18th centuries. Leaflets outlining an architectural walking trail about the village are available from shops on the High Street.

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The Eisenbahnmuseum Bochum-Dahlhausen is located in the Dahlhausen district of Bochum. You can see there old steam, electric and diesel locomotives, rolling-stock, signalling systems, etc.

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Then Eisenbahnmuseum Bochum-Dahlhausen took over the whole area of 46,000 square meters and built up the biggest railway museum in Germany. In the middle of the museum, there is an engine shed with fourteen tracks. A preserved turntable, coaling, watering, and sanding facilities are still in operation.

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The German Mining Museum in Bochum (DBM - Deutsches Bergbaumuseum) is the most important mining museum in the world and a highly acclaimed research institute for the history of mining and metallurgy. It has about 400,000 visitors annually and is one of the most visited museums in Germany.

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Bochum is located in the centre of the Ruhr area. The Ruhr area is a densely populated part of Germany with around 5.3 million people. It’s identity was strongly derived from the formerly prevaliing coal-mining and steal industry. Today it is sometimes called ‘Ruhr city’ because often it is not clear where one city ends and the next starts.

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Bochum’s last colliery closed down some 30 years ago, and steel production is no longer as important as it was. New industries took their place, and companies like Opel and Nokia set up manufacturing facilities in the city. When the ongoing process of restructuring in Bochum and in the Ruhr area is complete, they too will have lost their major role to the service sector.

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This is a beautiful and colorful viewcard showing famous bridges in Prague.

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