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Schleiden Medal Recipients
Schleiden () is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It lies in the Eifel hills, in the district of Euskirchen, and has 12,998 inhabitants as of 30 June 2017. Schleiden is connected by a tourist railway to Kall, on the Eifel Railway between Cologne and Trier. The town consists of 18 settlements, the largest of which are Gemünd and Schleiden proper. Subdivisions The borough of Schleiden is divided into 18 settlements (population figures of those at their main residence as at September 2020): Neighbouring municipalities * North: Heimbach (Eifel) ( County of Düren) * East: Mechernich, Kall (both in the county of Euskirchen) * South: Hellenthal (County of Euskirchen) * West: Monschau, Simmerath (both in the Borough of Aachen) History In the Middle Ages and Early Modern times, Schleiden was the centre of a lordship, later the County of Schleiden, which itself was part of the Duchy of Luxembourg, from 1441/43 as part of the Burgundian Netherlands (first under the Burg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia or North-Rhine/Westphalia, commonly shortened to NRW, is a States of Germany, state () in Old states of Germany, Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabitants, it is the List of German states by population, most populous state in Germany. Apart from the city-states (Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen), it is also the List of German states by population density, most densely populated state in Germany. Covering an area of , it is the List of German states by area, fourth-largest German state by size. North Rhine-Westphalia features 30 of the 81 German municipalities with over 100,000 inhabitants, including Cologne (over 1 million), the state capital Düsseldorf (630,000), Dortmund and Essen (about 590,000 inhabitants each) and other cities predominantly located in the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan area, the largest urban area in Germany and the fourth-largest on the European continent. The location of the Rhine-Ruhr at the heart of the European Blue Banana make ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morsbach (Schleiden)
Morsbach is a municipality in Oberbergischer Kreis, a district in North Rhine-Westphalia near the border of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany. In 2015, Morsbach's population was 10,600. The central village, also named Morsbach, has a population of 3,400. With a number of buildings dating back to the 12th century, it is a popular spot for hikers and other nature lovers. The other important villages are Lichtenberg (population 1400) in the north, Holpe (500) in the south and Wendershagen (300) in the north-east of the municipality Geography Morsbach is east of Cologne, in the southern corner of the Oberbergischer Kreis of North Rhine-Westphalia near its border with Rhineland-Palatinate. In 2015, its population was 10,600. Subdivisions The municipality (''Gemeinde'') is divided into 66 subdivisions (''Ortsteile''). In alphabetical order, they are: *Alzen, Amberg, Appenhagen *Berghausen, Birken, Birzel, Bitze, Böcklingen, Breitgen, Burg Volperhausen *Ellingen, Erblingen, Euelsloch, E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monschau
Monschau (; , ; ) is a small resort town in the Eifel region of western Germany, located in the Aachen district of North Rhine-Westphalia. Geography The town is located in the hills of the North Eifel, within the Hohes Venn – Eifel Nature Park in the narrow valley of the Rur river. The historic town center has many preserved half-timbered houses and narrow streets have remained nearly unchanged for 300 years, making the town a popular tourist attraction nowadays. Historically, the main industry of the town was cloth-mills. History On the heights above the city is Monschau castle, which dates back to the 13th century — the first mention of Monschau was made in 1198. Beginning in 1433, the castle was used as a seat of the dukes of Jülich. In 1543, Emperor Charles V besieged it as part of the Guelders Wars, captured it and plundered the town. However, the castle stayed with Jülich until 1609, when it became part of Palatinate-Neuburg. In 1795, the French capt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hellenthal
Hellenthal is a municipality in the district of Euskirchen in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the Eifel hills, near the border with Belgium, approx. 30 km south-west of Euskirchen and 40 km south-east of Aachen Aachen is the List of cities in North Rhine-Westphalia by population, 13th-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia and the List of cities in Germany by population, 27th-largest city of Germany, with around 261,000 inhabitants. Aachen is locat .... The village of Reifferscheid, part of the municipality of Hellenthal, is dominated by the ruins of Reifferscheid Castle, the seat of a medieval principality, see Salm. Another village within the municipality, Blumenthal, features ironworks industry area. References External links Municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia Euskirchen (district) {{Euskirchen-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kall, North Rhine-Westphalia
Kall () is a municipality in the Euskirchen (district), district of Euskirchen in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the Eifel hills, approximatively 20 km south-west of Euskirchen. Kall consists of the following districts: Anstois, Benenberg, Diefenbach, Dottel, Frohnrath, Gillenberg, Golbach, Keldenich, Krekel, Rinnen, Roder, Rüth, Scheven, Sistig, Sötenich, Steinfeld, Steinfelderheistert, Straßbüsch, Urft, Wahlen, Wallenthal, Wallenthalerhöhe, and Kall itself. References External links Municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia Euskirchen (district) {{Euskirchen-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mechernich
Mechernich (, ) is a town in the district of Euskirchen in the south of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the "Naturpark Nordeifel" in the Eifel hills, approx. 15 km south-west of Euskirchen and 55 km from Cologne. Mechernich is a former mining town and had, in 2009, its 700-years celebration of foundation. Its local football club is called TUS Mechernich. Districts Mechernich has the following districts: Antweiler, Berg, Bergbuir, Bergheim, Bescheid, Bleibuir, Breitenbenden, Denrath, Dreimühlen, Eicks, Eiserfey, , Floisdorf, , Glehn, Harzheim, Heufahrtshütte, Holzheim, Hostel, , Kallmuth, Katzvey, Kommern, Kommern-Süd, Lessenich, Lorbach, Lückerath, Mechernich, Obergartzem, Rissdorf, Roggendorf, Satzvey (Satzvey Castle), Schaven, Schützendorf, Strempt, Urfey, Voißel, Vollem, Vussem, Wachendorf, Weiler am Berge, Weißenbrunnen, Weyer and Wielspütz. Mining tour A tour takes place in the Eifel r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Of Düren
A county () is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesL. Brookes (ed.) ''Chambers Dictionary''. Edinburgh: Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2005. in some nations. The term is derived from the Old French denoting a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count (earl) or, in his stead, a viscount (''vicomte'').C. W. Onions (Ed.) ''The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology''. Oxford University Press, 1966. Literal equivalents in other languages, derived from the equivalent of "count", are now seldom used officially, including , , , , , , , and Slavic '' zhupa''; terms equivalent to 'commune' or 'community' are now often instead used. When the Normans conquered England, they brought the term with them. Although there were at first no counts, ''vicomtes'' or counties in Anglo-Norman England, the earlier Anglo-Saxons did have earls, sheriffs and shires. The shires were the districts that became the historic counties of England, and given the same Lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heimbach (Eifel)
Heimbach is a town in the district of Düren of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the river Rur, in the Eifel hills, approx. 20 km south of Düren. Heimbach has the smallest population of any town in North Rhine-Westphalia. The districts of the city are Blens (290 residents), Düttling (80 residents), Hasenfeld (1200 residents), Hausen (290 residents), Hergarten (600 residents) and Vlatten (1000 residents), which prior to 1972 were villages with their own administration. Between Hausen and Hergarten lies the hamlet of Walbig, and between Hasenfeld and Schmidt (City of Nideggen) is the hamlet of Buschfelder Hof, which formerly belonged to Blens. History Heimbach and the city's Hengebach Castle was the seat of the local noble family which inherited the County of Jülich in 1207, with Heimbach annexed to the County (later the Duchy) since 1237. After the fire of 1687 the city of Heimbach was rebuilt to house the town's population; however, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfgarten
Wolfgarten is a village in the north of the borough of Schleiden in the Eifel mountains in the county of Euskirchen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The village has a population of about 195. Location Wolfgarten lies in the Kermeter, a hill ridge in the North Eifel within the Eifel National Park. Among the larger streams here are the ''Lorbach'' and ''Großer Böttenbach'', which rise north-northwest and north of the village and flow into the Urft Reservoir to the west, and the ''Eselsbach'', which rises east of the settlement and empties into the eastward-flowing Rotbach. On the southeastern edge of the village on the highest (unnamed) point of the Kermeter () is the old Wolfgarten fire watchtower, which was used as a viewing tower until it collapsed in a fire on 13 June 2017. On the northeastern and eastern edge are the forester's lodges of ''Mariawald'' and ''Wolfgarten'' respectively. History Wolfgarten was founded around 1470 as an emphyteutic estate (''E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schöneseiffen
Schöneseiffen is a village southwest of Schleiden in the county of Kreis Euskirchen, Euskirchen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The Dieffenbach stream rises north of the village. Schöneseiffen has a population of 433 (2021). Schöneseiffen has sports field, a Bürgerhaus and a youth centre. Geography Schöneseiffen lies in North Rhine-Westphalia in der Rur Eifel region, west of the town of Schleiden, not far from the Belgian border on the Dreiborn Plateau above the valley of the Olef (river), Olef. In the parish of Schöneseiffen is the ''Hollerscheid'', the highest point on the Dreiborn Plateau, 622.7 metres above sea level (Normalhöhennull, NHN). History Schöneseiffen is first recorded on 19 October 1322 along with Bronsfeld and Harperscheid. In accordance with § 9 of the 1971 Aachen Act, the village was incorporated into the borough of Schleiden on 1 January 1972. Schleiden-Schöneseiffen Wind Farm To the west, on the Bundesstraße 258, B 258, is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scheuren (Schleiden)
Scheuren is a village in the west of Schleiden borough in the county of Euskirchen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. In the village there is a community centre and a Roman Catholic chapel. The Höddelbach stream flows by to the north. Scheuren lies between the hills of Lamesberg, Heuberg, Wiesenberg and Huppertsharth. History In the 14th century Scheuren belonged to the ''Unterherrschaft'' of Dreiborn in the Duchy of Jülich. Until the reorganization of the municipalities and districts within the Aachen region, which took effect on 1 January 1972, Scheuren belonged to the municipality of Dreiborn, which was dissolved at the same time. Culture Clubs and societies in Scheuren include the villagers' association (''Bürgerverein''), which organizes festivals and events in the village, the chapel society, which takes care of church matters in the village, and the theatre club, which puts on a few plays every year. Transport Scheuren is located on the ''Kreisstraà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
