Attendorn - Attendorn

Attendorn, from the roof of the Atta cave.jpg
Attendorn
federal stateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Residents
24.367 (2019)
height
257 m, 260 m
Tourist info 49 2722 64 140
www.urlaub-in-attendorn.de
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Attendorn

Attendorn is located in the southern Sauerland and is the oldest town (town charter since 1222) in the Olpe district.

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getting there

By plane

The nearest international airport is the Cologne-Bonn AirportWebsite of this institutionCologne-Bonn Airport in the Wikipedia encyclopediaCologne-Bonn Airport in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsCologne-Bonn Airport (Q157741) in the Wikidata database(IATA: CGN) . The nearest regional airports are the airports Dortmund AirportWebsite of this institutionDortmund Airport in the Wikipedia encyclopediaDortmund Airport in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsDortmund Airport (Q313587) in the Wikidata database(IATA: DTM) and Paderborn Lippstadt AirportWebsite of this institutionPaderborn Lippstadt Airport in the Wikipedia encyclopediaPaderborn Lippstadt Airport in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryPaderborn Lippstadt Airport (Q685536) in the Wikidata database(IATA: PAD).

A special landing pad for aircraft up to 2,000 kg is located directly on the city limits in the area of ​​the neighboring municipality Finnentrop

By train

Attendorn is roughly in the middle of the Finnentrop - Olpe regional railway line (route number in the Deutsche Bahn timetable: 442). There the regional train RB 92 "Biggesee-Express" runs every hour between approx. 5 a.m. and 9 p.m. In Finnentrop there is a connection to the Ruhr-Sieg route Essen - Hagen - Siegen.

By bus

In the street

  • About the A45 A45 ("Sauerlandlinie") to Meinerzhagen, from there approx. 18 km via the L 539 to Attendorn. (From the north)
  • About the A45 A45 to Olpe, from there approx. 15 km on the L 512 to Attendorn. (From the south)
  • About the A4 A4 to the motorway junction Olpe, there in the direction of Dortmund on the A45 to the Olpe exit Then continue as from the south. (From the west)

By boat

mobility

Map of Attendorn

Tourist Attractions

  • 1  South Sauerland Museum, in the medieval town hall. Collection on the art and cultural history of the Olpe district. That is also extraordinary Tin figure cabinet.
  • 2  Atta cave. Atta Cave in the Wikipedia encyclopediaAtta Cave in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsAtta Cave (Q11400) in the Wikidata database.The Atta cave is a stalactite cave with a total length of 6,670 meters, of which around 1,800 meters are open to the public. The visit lasts around 45 minutes and tours start around every quarter of an hour.
  • 3  Waldenburg ruinsWaldenburg ruins in the Wikipedia encyclopediaWaldenburg ruins in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsWaldenburg ruins (Q2541455) in the Wikidata database

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Practical advice

  • A post office is located at Niedersten Straße 34, on the eastern edge of the old town.
  • The phone code is 02722, for some parts of the city also 02721.

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