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| federal state | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
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| Residents | 7.974 (2019) | |
| height | 410 m | |
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Down is a city and association in the Eifel in Rhineland-Palatinate.
background
The place is considered the center of the western Vulkaneifel and offers appropriate nature experiences.Daun has mineral springs and is a state-approved spa.
Daun includes:
- 1 Boverath
- 2 Gemünden
- 3 Neunkirchen
- 4 Puetzborn
- 5 Rengen
- 6 Steinborn
- 7 Forest kings
- 8 Weiersbach
Neighboring communities are: In the valley of the Lieser: Nerd and Üdersdorf, east of the Lieser: Schalkenmehren (with the Totenmaar and part of the Gemündener Maar), More, Darscheid and Hörscheid, west of the Lieser: Dockweiler, Hinterweiler, Kirchweiler, Neroth, Oberstadtfeld.
getting there
By plane
Closest airport is Frankfurt Hahn Airport
(IATA: HHN) 70 km away. With buses and trains you need about 2 1/2 hours during the main travel time, about Wittlich and BullayZum international airport Frankfurt(IATA: FRA) in 200 km you need about 3 1/2 hours, about Cochem and Koblenz. The airports are a little closer than Frankfurt Luxembourg Airport(IATA: LUX) and Cologne-Bonn Airport(IATA: CGN). The latter is also a bit easier to reach by bus (via Gerolstein) and train.
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By train
The closest train stop is Gerolstein, nearest IC stop Cochem. There are also daily bus connections to the IC stop Wittlich.
By bus
- There are bus connections to Bernkastel-Kues above Manderscheid and Wittlich, to Cochem, to Koblenz (1 1/2 hours), after Steinborn (with connections according to Bitburg and Gerolstein
By bicycle
- Mineral springs cycle path, starting from Ahr cycle path
- Eifel-Ardennes cycle path - from Kelberg and Prüm out Saint-Vith in East Belgium
- Maare-Moselle cycle path out Bernkastel-Kues
- Little Kyll Cosmos Cycle Path from Meerfeld - Cosmos bike path
to the foot
- Readers' path - from the Moselle over Wittlich along the Lieser
In the street
Federal motorway 1/Federal motorway 48 to Vulkaneifel triangle, there on BAB 1 to the Daun exit.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
Buildings
- 1 Ruins of the Daun Castle in Leopoldstrasse. The office building is used as a hotel.
- 2 St. Nicholas Church
- 3 Daun Viaduct
Museums
- 4 Eifel volcano museum Daun (in the old Daun district office).
Dauner Maare
- 5 Gmündener Maar
- 6 Weinfelder Maar (Totenmaar)
- 7 Schalkenmehrener Maar Schalkenmehrener Maar
- 8 Dronketurm.
Lookout tower between Gemündener Maar and Weinfelder Maar.
activities
- 1 Mäuseberg ski area. The winter sports season is quite short. (2019: from 02.02. To 10.03). There is a descent of 500 m in length, it goes down from 560 m to 465 m. There are also groomed trails.
- 9 Daun wildlife and adventure park In the park, which is very spacious with 22 hectares, you can see red deer, wild boar (wild boar), fallow deer, sikd deer as well as llamas, donkeys and emus. Bison, European bison, yaks and wild horses are also found in the park. There is also a monkey enclosure. For children there is an adventure playground as well petting zoo i.a. with alpacas and goats. In the falconry can fly demonstrations with Birds of prey to be experienced. Another highlight in the park is the 800 m long summer toboggan run. On the sheet metal track, you can race downhill both alone and in a two-man bobsleigh. You can still find that in the entrance area Natureum, a "natural history hands-on museum".
- Opening hours: From early March to mid-November daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., otherwise from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Entrance fees: Adults: € 10.50, children (4-15 years): € 9, family ticket (2 adults and 2 children): € 37; Fares on the summer toboggan run per ride: adults: € 2.50, children: € 1.50; complete overview of the Entrance fees
- Further information & contact: Wildparkstraße 1, 54550 Daun, Tel .: 06592 3154, wildpark-daun.de; Status: 09-2019
shop
kitchen
- 1 Country kitchen, Leopoldstrasse 32. Tel.: 49 (0)6592 958210.
- 2 At the Heines (Restaurant and hotel), Leopoldstrasse 15, 54550 Daun. Tel.: 49 (0)6592 982090. Closed on Wednesdays.
nightlife
accommodation
- 1 Hotel town of Daun, Leopoldstrasse 14. Tel.: 49 (0)6592 95250. The hotel has a cafe called "Maar Y Sol".
- 2 Eifelmaar Youth Hostel Daun, Maria-Hilf-Strasse 21. Tel.: 49 (0)6592 2884.
- 3 Landart Hotel Vulkaneifel - To the brewer, Steinborner Strasse 5. Tel.: 49 (0)6592 - 29 41. Steinborn district.
- 4 Hotel Panorama Daun, Rosenbergstrasse 26, 54550 Daun. Tel.: 49 (0)6592 9340.
Learn
Work
security
health
- 1 Eifel pharmacy, Trier Str. 15. Tel.: 49 (0)6592 7575.
- 2 Maria-Hilf Daun Hospital, Maria-Hilf-Straße 2, 54550 Daun. Tel.: 49 (0)6592 7150.
- 3 Marien Pharmacy, Abt-Richard-Strasse 1, 54550 Daun.
Practical advice
trips
- The Dauner Maare; the Gemündener Maar still reaches the city area and is easily accessible with the regional bus 300 in the direction Wittlich reachable.
- Eifel bell foundry in Brockscheid, south of Daun - the company can be visited as part of a half-hour tour (groups only by prior arrangement). Further information:www.glockengiesser.de.
- After Wallenborn to Cold water geyser, called Hubbub (approx. 12 km)
literature
Web links
- http://www.stadt-daun.de/ - Daun's official website
