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Photo: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
The far northern end of the gigantic coal mine lies within Mönchengladbach. The mine itself is strictly off limits but just standing nearby you can see the true scale of destruction.
The Tagebau Garzweiler is a surface mine in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is operated by RWE and used for mining lignite. The mine currently has a size of 48 km2 (19 sq mi) and got its name from the village of Garzweiler which previously existed at this location. The community was moved to a section of Jüchen with the same name.
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