Wertstoffhof
Ahlen · Germany
Wertstoffhof is a Lost Place from the "Industrial Site" category in Ahlen, in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany. One of 44 documented Lost Places of this category in North Rhine-Westphalia — and one of 207 across Germany. Added to the UrbexHunt community catalogue in January 2026.
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- Category
- Industrial Site
- City
- Ahlen
- Region
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Country
- Germany
- Added
- January 3, 2026
- Last updated
- March 29, 2026
- Industrial Site in North Rhine-Westphalia
- 44 documented
- Industrial Site in Germany
- 207 documented
- Total in North Rhine-Westphalia
- 2420 lost places
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