Erkelenz - Erkelenz

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Erkelenz
federal stateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Residents
43.364 (2019)
height
92 m
Tourist info 49 (0)2431 8-50
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Erkelenz

Erkelenz is a rural medium-sized town in the Rhineland and is located 15 kilometers southwest of Mönchengladbach on the northern edge of the Cologne Bay, halfway between the Lower Rhine and Niedermaas. The district town is the largest in the district of Heinsberg in North Rhine-Westphalia with 42,900 inhabitants in 37 districts.

Map of Erkelenz

background

The city consists of the districts Bellinghoven, Berverath, Commerden, Erkelenz, Genehen, Geneiken, Gerderath, Gerderhahn, Golkrath, Granterath, Hetzerath, Holzweiler, Houverath, Katzem, Keyenberg, Kleinbouslar, Kuckum, Kückhoven, Lövenich, Matzerath, Mennekrath, Neu- Borschemich, Neu-Immerath, Oberwestrich, Oerath, Oestrich, Scheidt, Schwanenberg, Tenholt, Terheeg, Unterwestrich, Venrath and Wockerath.

While the city can look back on more than 1000 years of history and tradition, the eastern parts of the city area have been demolished by RWE Power AG's Garzweiler II open-cast lignite mine from 2006 to 2045. Over five thousand people from ten localities therefore have to be relocated. The easternmost part of the city, the village of Pesch, was demolished in 2010 and the new villages of Immerath (new) and Borschemich (new) at the Kückhoven and Erkelenz-Nord locations have largely been laid out. Despite or because of this relocation, the city of Erkelenz is a modern city that looks forward to your visit.

getting there

By plane

The closest and most important airport is the Dusseldorf AirportWebsite of this institutionDüsseldorf Airport in the Wikipedia encyclopediaDüsseldorf Airport in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsDüsseldorf Airport (Q58226) in the Wikidata database(IATA: DUS) . It is very easy to get to by train (line RE 4 bis Dusseldorf-HBF, here with the S-Bahn to the terminal) in about 1 hour.

By train

The 1 Erkelenz train station is on the main railway line Aachen – Mönchengladbach – Dusseldorf/Duisburg.

linedescriptioncourse
RE 4Wupper ExpressAachen Hbf. - Mönchengladbach Hbf. - Düsseldorf Hbf - Dortmund Hbf
RB 33Rhine-Niers RailwayAachen Hbf. - Mönchengladbach Hbf. - Krefeld - Duisburg Hbf.

By bus

  • There are several bus stops in the transport association (VRR) in the city, served by the bus routes
  • Timetable information
lineConnections to and from Erkelenz
AVV 401Erkelenz - Hückelhoven - Oberbruch - Heinsberg and back
AVV 405Erkelenz - (Schwanenberg) - Gerderath - Wassenberg - Karken - Heinsberg and back
AVV 406Erkelenz - Golkrath - Kleingladbach - Ratheim and back
AVV 408Erkelenz - Wegberg - Niederkrüchten and back
AVV 412Erkelenz - Rath-Anhoven - Beeck - Wegberg and back
AVV 418Erkelenz - (Isengraben) - Wegberg - Niederkrüchten and back
EK 1 city busErkelenz - Terheeg - Keyenberg and back
EK 2 city busErkelenz - Lövenich - Katzem - Mennekrath and back
EK 3 city busErkelenz - Immerath - Keyenberg and back
SB 1 express busErkelenz - Wassenberg - Heinsberg - Geilenkirchen - Übach-Palenberg and back
SB 4 express busErkelenz - Baal - Hückelhoven - Oberbruch - Heinsberg and back
SB 81 express busErkelenz - Rheindahlen - Rheydt - Mönchengladbach Hbf. And back

In the street

The city of Erkelenz is conveniently located between the cities Dusseldorf, Cologne, Aachen, Mönchengladbach, and Heinsberg. The runs south of the city Federal motorway 46 Direction Heinsberg and Wuppertal. The is ten minutes away Federal motorway 61 Direction Venlo and Koblenz. The federal highway 57 runs in a north-south direction along the city area and provides a connection to Aachen and Mönchengladbach.

By boat

By bicycle

On foot

mobility

Tourist Attractions

Churches and chapels
St. Lambertus Church in Erkelenz

Churches

Castle city walls and country houses
Erkelenz Castle

Castles, palaces, houses

Mills

  • While in the northern and eastern areas of the district of Heinsberg the watermills were mainly used for the mill operations, in the Erkelenzer Land it was the windmills. This is evidenced by the names: Gerderather Mühle 1751-1922, Schwanenberger Mühle (Genhofer Mühle) 1686-1921, City Tower Mill at Maartor 1432-1489, Oerather Mühle 1468-1950, Bellinghover Mühle (Liffersmühle) 1468-1914, Neumühle or Blanckenmühle 1799-today, Wildenrather Mühle 1514-1900, Kuckumer Mühle 1866-1901, Westricher Mühle 1660-1929, Stiftsmühle 1400-1922 and Immerather Mühle 1780-today from a long-lost mill era. Only the Neumühle and Immerather Mühle are still preserved. The latter soon fell victim to open-cast lignite mining.

  • The Neumühle on Aachener Strasse

  • Immerather windmill

  • Water tower in Erkelenz

  • Water tower in Matzerath

Buildings

  • Erkelenz water tower, At the water tower, 41812 Erkelenz. The 39 meter high water tower on Neusser Straße was built in 1903. The tower shaft, which tapers upwards and protrudes again, is structured by cornices and carried a steel Intze container that held 200 cubic meters of water. The tower was decommissioned in 2004 and converted into a residential tower by a private individual in 2011.
  • 1  Matzerath water tower, Hückelhovener Strasse, 41812 Erkelenz. The listed Matzerath water tower is located south of the village on Hückelhovener Straße. The 32 meter high brick building was built in 1934 and is still in operation today. The reinforced concrete water tank holds 300 m³.
  • NRW Haus Hohenbusch Foundation, 41812 Erkelenz-Hetzerath. Tel.: 49 (0)2431 5536.

Monuments

  • w: List of architectural monuments in Erkelenz. The list of monuments of the city of Erkelenz currently includes around 300 objects. Due to the lignite mining, the number changes almost daily. In the affected areas, however, efforts are being made to give the smaller and transportable monuments such as crossroads and wayside shrines a worthy place in their new home.
  • Remembrance monuments relocated The local press reports on the relocation of the monuments.

Museums and library

Eastern districts that are to give way to the Garzweiler II opencast mine

Parks and nature reserves

various

  • Open-cast lignite mining, a right to a home. The open-cast lignite mining around Erkelenz brings major changes to the lives of many affected people. On the one hand, many jobs offer a secure income, on the other hand, many people lose their home and have to build a new home. Not always easy.

activities

Sports

Equestrian sport

shop

  • Numerous shops, banks and savings banks, supermarkets, restaurants, hotels and small shops are located in the city center of Erkelenz. Spacious industrial areas extend to the south of Erkelenz. The smaller parts of the city are only very sparsely populated with shops.

kitchen

Cafes

nightlife

accommodation

Holiday apartment

hotel

Learn

Work

security

health

Practical advice

trips

literature

  • Lower Rhine water mills guide, by Hans Vogt, ISBN 3-00-002906-0 .
  • From the history of the Erkelenzer Land, Writings of the Heimatverein der Erkelenzer Lande e.V. Volume 20.
  • Precious and beautiful in the Heinsberg district, by Edwin Pinzek, 1998, ISBN 3-00-002967-2 .
  • Handbook of the Diocese of Aachen, Third edition 1994, ISBN 3-87448-172-7 .

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