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Schleiden
Schleiden () is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It lies in the Eifel hills, in the district of Euskirchen (district), Euskirchen, and has 12,998 inhabitants as of 30 June 2017. Schleiden is connected by a tourist railway to Kall, Germany, Kall, on the Eifel Railway between Cologne and Trier. The town consists of 18 settlements, the largest of which are Gemünd (Schleiden), 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, North Rhine-Westphalia, 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 Barony of Schleiden, County of Schleiden, which itself wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gemünd (Schleiden)
Gemünd is a village in the Eifel region of Germany. With about 3,800 inhabitants it is the largest village in the municipality of Schleiden. It is also a well known Sebastian Kneipp, Kneipp resort. Geography In Gemünd the Olef (river), Olef has its mouth on the River Urft (river), Urft; hence the origin of the name of the village (''Mund'' = [river] mouth). On the southern slopes of the Kermeter upland forest and east of the Dreiborn Plateau, the village of Gemünd is the southeastern gateway to the Eifel National Park; the other two gateways to this core zone of the High Fens-Eifel Nature Park, Germano-Belgian nature park are Rurberg in the west and Heimbach (Eifel), Heimbach in the northeast. Sights Gemünd lies at the crossroads of the Bundesstraße 266, B 266 (''Kölner Straße/Aachener Straße'' from Simmerath to Linz am Rhein) and Bundesstraße 265, B 265 (''Luxemburger Straße/Dürener Straße'' from Cologne to Prüm) and on the confluence of the Olef and Urft. Thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olef (Schleiden)
The Olef is a river in Liège, Belgium and North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is long and a left-hand tributary of the Urft. It flows through the Eifel Mountains in the western part of the Germany and eastern part of Belgium. Geography The Olef rises on the Ramscheider Höhe, near the Zitter Forest, about southwest of Hollerath at an elevation of , immediately on the state border. From here it flows initially northwest and through the woods of the ''Dreiherren Wald''. The valley of the Olef forms the state border here which runs along the river. From its confluence with the ''Wiesbach'' it enters Germany. It then forms ''inter alia'', the eastern boundary of the safety zones of the Elsenborn Military Training Area. The river course changes direction in a wide arc to head east. In the next section the Olef flows through the Schleiden Forest (''Forst Schleiden'') and is impounded to create the Olef Reservoir in front of Hellenthal. In Hellenthal it is joined from the right a ... [...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 ''Kreisstra� ... [...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] |
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] |
Euskirchen (district)
Euskirchen () is a Kreis (district) in the south-west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Aachen, Düren, Rhein-Erft-Kreis, Rhein-Sieg, Ahrweiler, Daun, Bitburg-Prüm, and the Liège province (Belgium). History In 1827 a first district around the city of Euskirchen was created, however much smaller than today. In 1932 the district of Rheinbach was dissolved, whereby the Euskirchen district gained its southern part. In 1972 the Euskirchen district grew again by the inclusion of the Schleiden district. Geography Geographically, the south-western half of the district is inside the Eifel hill chain. This land is hardly suitable for agriculture, and therefore in historical times the region was rather poor. Areas further to the north-east are more flat and have historically been used to grow a variety of crops, most notably sugar beets. The only other source of wealth was the iron ore, but today the many forests there make the area interesting for tourists. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eifel
The Eifel (; , ) is a low mountain range in western Germany, eastern Belgium and northern Luxembourg. It occupies parts of southwestern North Rhine-Westphalia, northwestern Rhineland-Palatinate and the southern area of the German-speaking Community of Belgium. The Eifel is part of the Rhenish Massif; within its northern portions lies the Eifel National Park. The Eifelian stage in geological history is named after the region because rocks of that period reach the surface in the Eifel at the Wetteldorf Richtschnitt outcrop. The inhabitants of the Eifel are known as Eiflers or Eifelers. Geography Location The Eifel lies between the cities of Aachen to the north, Trier to the south and Koblenz to the east. It descends in the northeast along a line from Aachen via Düren to Bonn into the Lower Rhine Bay. In the east and south it is bounded by the valleys of the Rhine and the Moselle. To the west it transitions in Belgium and Luxembourg into the geologically related Ardenn ... [...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] |
Oberhausen (Schleiden)
Oberhausen (, ) is a city on the river Emscher in the Ruhr Area, Germany, located between Duisburg and Essen ( ). The city hosts the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen and its Gasometer Oberhausen is an anchor point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage. History Oberhausen was named for its 1847 railway station which had taken its name from the Oberhausen Castle. The new borough was formed in 1862 following inflow of people for the local coal mines and steel mills. Awarded town rights in 1874, Oberhausen absorbed several neighbouring boroughs including Alstaden, parts of Styrum and Dümpten in 1910. Oberhausen became a city in 1901, and they incorporated the towns of Sterkrade and Osterfeld in 1929. The Ruhrchemie AG synthetic oil plant ("Oberhausen-Holten" or "Sterkrade/Holten") was a bombing target of the oil campaign of World War II, and the US forces reached the plant by 4 April 1945. In 1973, Thyssen AG employed 14,000 people in Oberhausen in the steel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
