Alps (municipality) - Alpen (Gemeinde)

Alps is a community in the district Wesel. The place with almost 13,000 inhabitants is also part of the cross-border Euregio Rhine-Waal.

background

Alpen lies on the left bank of the Rhine between Xanten and Rheinberg and consists of the districts of Alpen, Menzelen, Bönning, Drüpt, Huck, Bönninghardt and Venn. It's in the northwest Grenzdyck nature reserve, which is also located in the Sonsbeck and Xanten area.

getting there

By plane

The closest airport is in Dusseldorf.

By train

The one from the NordWestBahn served regional train "The Lower Rhine" ( RB31) drives from Duisburg above Moers (and Alps) until after Xanten. The clocking is at least hourly from 7 a.m. to shortly before midnight, more often during rush hour in the morning and in the late afternoon, starting later on Saturday and Sunday morning.

By bus

Several bus routes of the VRR drive across the Alps, the central transfer point is Adenauerplatz. Among other things, there is the express bus line SB7, which connects Wesel, Alps, Issum and Geldern every hour. The customer center is located at Adenauerplatz (Daniela Maschek travel center, Burgstraße 19, Mon-Fri 9:00 a.m.-1: 00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.-6: 30 p.m., Sat 9:00 a.m.-12: 30 p.m.) and the old people's home (Alpener Reisebüro, Lindenallee 3, Mon-Fri 9: 00-12: 30 and 14: 30-18: 00, Sat 9: 00-12: 00 open).

In the street

The A 57 goes southwest past the Alps, with the descent 6 "Alps" you come to the B 58, which now runs east around the city. To the northeast of the village, it crosses with the B 57.

mobility

In addition to the bus routes mentioned above, there is also a citizens' bus that connects the districts of Bönninghardt and Veen with the center of Alpen and the hospital in Xanten.

Otherwise the city has an extensive network of cycle paths.

Tourist Attractions

• the moth of the Lords of the Alps with two fortresses and moats on a heaped mound of earth - only the ground monument of the castle is preserved, the stones were built in the Burgstrasse. After all, the noble family is responsible for the name of the community.
• the early baroque Protestant church dates from the beginning of 1600, its special features are a bronze figure on a three-tiered base (Elector Amalie) and the last Lower Rhine monument organ by J. E. Teschemacher
• several Sculptures, e.g. B. the broom binder, the crow tree, the history fountain or "Aunt Sina" with Wippött. An artist's studio with a sculpture park can be found at the old waterworks.
• the Mill Bönning-Rill was built in 1844 and stood in the wind until 1935, today privately owned and inhabited.
• Local history museum in Veen in a former elementary school

activities

• horse riding - there are extensive bridle paths through the forests of the Bönninghardt and the Leucht as well as that Trakehner Stud Alps
• To go biking, including NiederRheinroute, Alpentour am Niederrhein, Herrensitzroute, Boxteler Bahn
• fishing, Pond systems offer daily tickets between 10 and 20 € (trout, salmon trout, etc.)
• Swimming, surfing, diving, hiking and fishing at Leisure lake Menzelen, a former and renatured gravel dredger lake

Regular events:

• Alpine street festival on the last weekend of the summer vacation
• Well festival in the district of Veen
• Forest Festival on the Bönninghardt

In addition, carnival parades, shooting festivals and Martin's parades.

shop

kitchen

nightlife

accommodation

Motorhome parking space, 46519 Alps, Burgstrasse 66 (near the moth). Tel.: 49 2802 912210, Fax: 49 2802 912912. 5 minutes walk to the city, 11 gravel courts (6.50m * 7.50m), power connection, fresh water and disposal station, support from the groundskeeper in the Alpen tennis center or the city.Price: daily fee € 7.50 including electricity.last change: not specified

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Practical advice

51.574976.512121  City Alps, 46519 Alps, Rathausstr. 5. Tel.: 49 2802 9120, Fax: 49 2802 912912, Email: [email protected]. last change: not specified

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Web links

https://www.alpen.de/ - Official website of the Alps