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Domain Age
13 Years
Established
Location
Germany
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Social
16
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Security
4/4
passed
Reviews
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91/100Trust Score

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Pflasterarbeiten Hess Bau Strassenbau Tiefbau Pflasterbau

Pflasterarbeiten Hess Bau Strassenbau Tiefbau Pflasterbau Wegebau Hof- und Parkplatzbau sowie dekorative Pflasterarbeiten

financial
13 Years, 221 Days

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Domain Age
13 Years, 221 Days
Security
SSL Active
Rating
5.0★
Country
DE

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Pflasterarbeiten Hess Bau Strassenbau Tiefbau Pflasterbau

Pflasterarbeiten Hess Bau Strassenbau Tiefbau Pflasterbau Wegebau Hof- und Parkplatzbau sowie dekorative Pflasterarbeiten

financial
13 Years, 221 Days

Executive Summary

91%
Trust Score
13 Years, 221 Days
Domain Age
Online
Status
de
Server Location
Established

Domain Information

Domain Age13 Years, 221 Days
CountryGermany
Status ● Active

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Domain Age
13 Years
Established
Location
Germany
Verified
Social
16
followers•
Security
4/4
passed
Reviews
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Title:Pflasterarbeiten Hess Bau Strassenbau Tiefbau Pflasterbau
Description:Pflasterarbeiten Hess Bau Strassenbau Tiefbau Pflasterbau Wegebau Hof- und Parkplatzbau sowie dekorative Pflasterarbeiten
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Categories:
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Key Statistics

Domain Age:13 Years, 221 Days
Estimated Value:$685.62
Site Visitors:Low
Site Speed:Slow
Traffic Level:Very low

Geographic Information

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Germany
0%
🇳🇱Netherlands0%
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Social Media Presence

5 social networks detected

16 Followers

Business & Website Contact Information

Organizationhessbaugmbh

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Emails
Business Address
Jeserig
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SSL & Certificates

SSL & Certificates

Valid SSL Certificate:All Good
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SSL Valid From:2026-10-09Issued:27 days ago
SSL Valid To:2027-01-07Expires In:63 days left
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Risk Indicators
1
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low
Trust Indicators
0

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Reputation & Reviews

Social Media Presence

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Technical Analysis

Technology Stack

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DNS & Hosting

Server Information

Server IP Address:217.160.0.171
Server Location:
Germany
Coordinates:51.0000, 9.0000
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Network Infrastructure

Performance Metrics
Site Speed:Slow
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Domain Registration (WHOIS)

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Advanced Analysis

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Locations
IP Address History Timeline:
82.165.108.54
Detected: Sep 9, 2017
Location:Germany
Record ID:#14809049
Timestamp:09/09/2017 17:02
217.160.0.171
Detected: Oct 15, 2026
Location:Argentina
Record ID:#41016373
Timestamp:10/15/2026 20:06

No Related Sites Found

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This indicates an isolated or independent web presence

No Related Domains Found

No subdomains or related websites were discovered for this domain

This indicates an isolated or simple web presence

Data & Analytics

Web Presence & SEO

Rankings & Traffic

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        "newsReferences": []
    },
    "previousRank_count": 0
}

Website Key Dates & Timeline

Event Categories

Web Archive History
5
Social & Reviews
1
Technical Events
2

Interactive Timeline

First Archived

March 28, 2013

Archive
Last Major Change

May 16, 2013

Archive
Twitter/X Joined

December 1, 2013

Social
First Major Change

May 2, 2015

Archive
Largest Change

May 2, 2015

Archive
First Analyzed

January 28, 2025

Technical
Total Events
0
Domain
5
Archive
1
Social

Website Changes (Wayback Machine)

Size Increase
Size Decrease
Top 3 Changes (Clickable)
May 02, 2015 +639 bytes
Size changed from 9,114 to 9,753 bytes
0.6KB
change
Feb 19, 2015 -263 bytes
Size changed from 9,429 to 9,166 bytes
0.3KB
change
May 16, 2013 +218 bytes
Size changed from 9,241 to 9,459 bytes
0.2KB
change

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Significant Changes
2
Years Tracked
0.6KB
Largest Change
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