Mechernich (, ksh, Meischernisch) is a town in the district of Euskirchen in the south of the state of

North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhab ...

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. It is located in the "Naturpark Nordeifel" in the

Eifel The Eifel (; lb, Äifel, ) is a low mountain range in western Germany and eastern Belgium. It occupies parts of southwestern North Rhine-Westphalia, northwestern Rhineland-Palatinate and the southern area of the German-speaking Community of ...

hills, approx. 15 km south-west of

Euskirchen Euskirchen (; Ripuarian: ''Öskerche'') is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, capital of the district Euskirchen. While Euskirchen resembles a modern shopping town, it also has a history dating back over 700 years, having been granted to ...

and 55 km from

Cologne Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 millio ...

. 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 Antweiler is a municipality in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European ...

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, Bergbuir, Bergheim,

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, Bleibuir, Breitenbenden, Denrath, Dreimühlen,

Eicks Eicks is a village belonging to the town of Mechernich in the district of Euskirchen in the south of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located near the "Nationalpark Nordeifel" in the Eifel hills, approx. 15 km south-west o ...

, Eiserfey, , Floisdorf, ,

Glehn Glehn may refer to: Geography * Glehn (Mechernich), a district of Mechernich, Euskirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany * Glehn (Korschenbroich), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany * Glehn Castle, castle of Nikolai von Glehn in Vana-Mustamäe, N� ...

, Harzheim, Heufahrtshütte, Holzheim, Hostel, , Kallmuth, Katzvey, Kommern, Kommern-Süd, Lessenich, Lorbach, Lückerath, Mechernich, Obergartzem, Rissdorf, Roggendorf,

Satzvey Mechernich (, ksh, Meischernisch) 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 ...

(Satzvey Castle), Schaven, Schützendorf, Strempt, Urfey, Voißel, Vollem, Vussem, Wachendorf,

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, Weißenbrunnen, Weyer and Wielspütz. Mechernich-Vussem Aquäduktbrücke

Mining tour

A tour takes place in the Eifel region, in the galleries of the mining museum in Mechernich.

Museums

Kommern Open Air Museum The Kommern Open Air Museum (german: LVR-Freilichtmuseum Kommern) and Rhenish State Museum for Folk Art () in Kommern/Eifel is one of the largest open air museums in Europe, covering an area of over 95 hectares and displaying around 67 his ...

in Kommern *

Mining museum A mine, i.e. an industrial facility for the underground extraction of mineral commodities In economics, a commodity is an economic good, usually a resource, that has full or substantial fungibility: that is, the market treats instances of the ...

and visitor mine of Grube Günnersdorf * Nuclear bunker of the North Rhine-Westphalia State Central BankBunker documentation sites – start page
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Twin town

Since 30 July 1967, the twin town of Mechernich is

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References

Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia Euskirchen (district) Districts of the Rhine Province {{Euskirchen-geo-stub