Heimbach (Eifel) - Heimbach (Eifel)

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Heimbach
federal stateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Residents
4.333 (2019)
height
227 m
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Heimbach

Heimbach is a city in the northeifel in the valley of the Rur, below the Rursees and Mount Kermeter. A large part of Heimbach's territory belongs to the Eifel National Park. The next larger cities are the county seat Düren, the historic district town Schleiden, Euskirchen, Mechernich. The big cities Aachen, Bonn and Cologne are about the same distance (55 km). Heimbach belongs to the country North Rhine-Westphalia.

region

The following sub-regions of the Eifel touch Heimbach and its districts: Rursee, Rurtal, Rureifel, Kermeter, Pre-Eifel, Kalkeifel.

Districts

The districts are up to 12 km apart and are sometimes hardly perceived as a city that belongs together.

Rursee

Rabbit field lies at the Heimbach reservoir; the district Schwammenauel lies on the dam of the Rursee.

Rurtal

Hausen and Blens are, like parts of the main town, directly in the Rur valley.

Heimbachtal

The brook Heimbach is a tributary of the Rur, rises and flows into the urban area. The main town is located on its lower reaches Heimbach with the districts Heimbachtal, Kohnental and pasture. On the Kermeter, 200 m above the train station, is the Mariawald Abbey.

Catchment area of ​​the Erft

Two districts of Heimbach are outside the catchment area of ​​the Rur and also away from it Rurtalbahn. The watershed is clearly perceived by non-motorized people: Hergarten with the district Düttling and Vlatten with the uninhabited district Whale.

getting there

Airports

By train

  • The Rurtalbahn connects the 1 Heimbach train station (Eifel)Heimbach station (Eifel) in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryHeimbach (Eifel) station (Q14386337) in the Wikidata database with the Deutsche Bahn route network in Düren. There is also that 2 Blens stopBlens breakpoint (Q5101099) in the Wikidata database and the 3 Stop at HausenHausen stop (Q2801218) in the Wikidata database. In Düren there is a connection to DB regional traffic and the Cologne S-Bahn. Only in Aachen and Cologne there are regular IC / ICE / Thalys connections.
  • DB stop in Kall, continue with regional buses with a change in Schleiden-Münd.
  • The nearest DB stop is also by bike Mechernich as well as the regional rail hub Euskirchen reachable.

buses

There are bus connections from Düren and Schleiden with connections to Kall and towards trier, also to the parts of the city that are not connected to the Rurtalbahn.

In the street

From the north on the A4 bis Düren, over there Kreuzau and Nideggen drive. You pass the districts of Blens and Hausen. From the east on the A 1 bis Zülpich, there the B 265 to the Heimbach-Vlatten district, follow the signs to the other districts. Out Aachen follow the signs to Rursee and Schwammenauel Roetgen, Lammersdorf, shrub, Schmidt to the Heimbach-Hasenfeld district, then follow the signs. Out trier B 265 to Schleiden-Münd drive, there follow the signs.

Boats

  • Heimbach-Schwammenauel is enough for the Rurseewhich is used by the Rur shipping. The landing stage is also part of Heimbach Kermeter. The Rursee is also navigable for sports boats. Parts of the municipalities are across the Rursee Nideggen and Simmerath reachable.
  • The Rur below the Heimbach barrage is temporarily navigable for small boats. However, the Rur is usually not used against the direction of flow.

By bicycle

By bike, there is the possibility to travel by train to a nearby train station and from there to use the bike or to travel directly by bike:

accessible train stations

  • Rurtalbahn:
    • For the travel destination Vlatten, the journey from Hausen is more pleasant than the route from the main town Heimbach (approx. 6 km each with inclines in both directions, 100 to 150 meters in altitude).
  • Deutsche Bahn:
    • Railway stations in Kall, Mechernich (15 km each from Vlatten, with moderate inclines in both directions) and Euskirchen (23 km from Vlatten, mostly sloping to Euskirchen) are within a reasonable distance, especially to the districts of Vlatten and Hergarten.

from the north, Düren/Bergheim

  • Rur-Ufer cycle path
  • Neffelbach cycle path (to the Vlatten district)
  • The course of the Erft to Erftstadt follow, then the Mühlenbach to Zülpicher See (Water sports lake), continue over Zülpich-Bürvenich to the Heimbach-Vlatten district
  • If you go to the "upper floor" (Hergarten, Vlatten, Abbey Mariawald / Kermeter): Ab Kreuzau-Üdingen about Thum Nideggen-Berg past, then via the K48 to the L218, possibly on to the Vlatten-Walbig field path. This trail has moderate inclines

from the east, Bonn/ Middle Rhine

out Aachen

  • From Aachen over Raeren the urban area Monschau drive, then follow the Rur-Ufer-Radweg.

On foot

Some long-distance hiking trails reach Heimbach:

  • The national park has designated the wilderness trail.
  • The Eifelverein leads, among other things, the Josef-Schramm-Weg Kreuzau-trier and the coronation path Bonn-Aachen through Heimbach.

mobility

Map of Heimbach (Eifel)
  • Bürgerbus, Mäxchen, regional buses and the Rurtalbahn enable mobility on site:
    • Blens, Hausen and the main town Heimbach are connected by the Rurtalbahn (daily from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. every hour)
    • Schwammenauel, Hasenfeld and the main town Heimbach can be reached by bus line 231, the citizen bus (Mon-Fri), the tourist bus Mäxchen (Sat, Sun in the main season) connected
    • Hergarten, Vlatten, the main town Heimbach and Hasenfeld are connected by bus route 231 and the citizens bus (Mon-Fri); there are only a few direct connections on weekends.
  • There is no real taxi that is on duty even at night.

Tourist Attractions

Churches and monasteries

  • 1  Mariawald AbbeyWebsite of this institution. Mariawald Abbey in the Wikipedia encyclopediaMariawald Abbey in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryMariawald Abbey (Q334026) in the Wikidata database.Was founded as a Trappist monastery in 1480. In particular, the monastery restaurant with its famous pea soup is a popular destination (see point kitchen). There is also a monastery shop and a small playground.
  • 2  St. Salvator. St. Salvator in the Wikipedia encyclopediaSt. Salvator in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsSt. Salvator (Q17326346) in the Wikidata database.Parish and pilgrimage church.
  • 3  St. ClementSt. Clemens in the encyclopedia WikipediaSt. Clemens in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsSt. Clemens (Q17326281) in the Wikidata database
  • 4  St. Dionysius. St. Dionysius in the Wikipedia encyclopediaSt. Dionysius in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsSt. Dionysius (Q18028033) in the Wikidata database.Romanesque church in Vlatten around 1000.

Castles

  • 5  Hengebach Castle. Hengebach Castle in the Wikipedia encyclopediaHengebach Castle in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsHengebach Castle (Q151548) in the Wikidata database.About 1000. Also houses the Heimbach International Art Academy. With tarte flambée restaurant.
  • 6  Vlatten Castle. Vlatten Castle in the Wikipedia encyclopediaVlatten Castle in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsVlatten Castle (Q1014406) in the Wikidata database.Not open to the public.

Museums

  • 7  Heimbach power plant. Heimbach power plant in the Wikipedia encyclopediaHeimbach power station in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryHeimbach power plant (Q154025) in the Wikidata database.Art Nouveau hydropower plant; it is still in operation and is considered the most beautiful power plant in Germany! Factory tours are free of charge every day at 2:00 p.m. (on weekends) or 2:30 p.m. The tour can be restricted for operational reasons or during event times.

Info points

  • 8  National Park, At the Laag 4. E-mail: . An exhibition on the subject of forests and national parks with an information point at Heimbach train station.Price: free.
  • 1  Landal Resort Tourist Information

Parks

  • 9  Heimbach spa gardens
  • 10 labyrinth at the guest's former house
  • Wine trail

Streets, paths, squares

  • Viewpoints: Luna on the Altenberg, good view of the main town, to Hasenfeld, of the Heimbach reservoir, to some of the main landscapes of the national park, 30 minutes' walk (no mountain bikes) from the city center.
  • Höhenweg, Hiking trail no. 4, above the main town Heimbach with many viewpoints. Since it is a community forest (outside the national park), the views are kept clear. Access from the main town is via steep paths. At the end of the village, not far from the Opel dealership, there is a low-incline access possible. The path is approved for bicycles and suitable for MTB.
  • Way of the Cross to the Mariawald Abbey. There is a connecting footpath away from the L 249. The path is about 2 km long.

More Attractions

  • Rurtalsperre Schwammenauel
  • Vlatten youth hall, the most important event space

activities

  • Heimbach pilgrimage since 1806, cf. Heimbach pilgrimage. A fair is associated with the "main octave of pilgrimage" in the first half of July each year.
  • Courses and individual events of the International Art Academy Heimbach at Hengebach Castle
  • Bike tours
  • hike in the Eifel National Park and in the North Eifel - High Fens Nature Park
  • horse riding: Urban riding stables in Kohnental, 1 km outside the main town, with horse boarding
  • Water sports / swimming
    • 1  outdoor pool, To Know Woog. E-mail: . Children's paddling pool, non-swimmers and swimmers, with 1 and 3 springboards.Open: are adapted to the weather, must be taken from the website.Price: Adults: € 5.00, children and young people (7-17 years): € 3.00, families: € 10.00.
  • further outdoor pools are located in Evenings and Gemünd
    • water sports in the Rursee
    • Canoeing in the Rur, is restricted by nature conservation regulations.
    • 2  Canoe rental. with a cafe in the Heimbach reservoir.
  • art
  • Traveling with children: The open all-day school (elementary school) is also open to guest children during the holidays. There is a large one below the castle 3 playground.
  • carnival in Heimbach is maintained in all parts of the city. The following highlights are popular between Women's Thursday and Violet Tuesday:
    • General feast on Thursday "Wieverfastelovend" in all catering establishments
    • Dance in the old mill on Carnival Saturday
    • Train through Hasenfeld and Heimbach on Carnival Sunday from 2:11 p.m. There are rather few train participants, but they need just under 3 hours for the train route and are at the old town hall at 4:00 pm at the earliest. Afterwards, spectators and participants in the train come to the catering establishments.
    • The most important Rose Monday ball is in Vlatten from 6 p.m., and there is also a little going on in Blens.
    • Train through Vlatten from 2 p.m. on Shrove Tuesday, afterwards a relaxed end in the youth hall
  • Christmas Market on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd weekend in Advent in the main town
  • New Year's Eve:
    • Party in the youth hall Vlatten, <20 EUR including buffet and New Year's sparkling wine. Tickets in advance sales and at the box office, mixed-age audience (including children and young people). There is smoking.
    • Hengebach-Stübchen in the main town Heimbach

shop

  • daily need
    • Daily necessities are available in Heimbach (main town).
    • Bakery with other groceries etc. in the Vlatten district
    • Bakery in the Hasenfeld district
    • There is no such thing as: butchers (but the butcher's department in the supermarket is fine), food discounters
    • 1  Edeka Engels, Schönblick 1A. Open: Mon-Fri: 8 am-8pm, Sat: 8 am-6pm.
    • Mariawald monastery shop is open almost every day.
    • Discount stores and larger selection in Kreuzau (accessible by Rurtalbahn)
    • large weekly market in Düren. There you can also get everything else in a large selection (including hypermarkets)
  • Bike service
    • In the Heimbachtal
    • At the Landal Resort:
  • 4  Eifel bike
    • possibly Vlatten, Im Hostert, Groben car workshop
  • Car service
    • 4 Aral gas station with a car workshop at the train station. The workshop is open on weekdays (including Saturday mornings).
    • OPEL "Im Hilbach"
    • 5  Groben free workshop, On the Hostert 1, 52396 Heimbach. E-mail: .

kitchen

  • Local gastronomy
  • Farmhouse parlor in Blens. Price: middle price range, main course 9 to 15 €.
  • 1  Weber restaurant in Hasenfeld, Schwammenaueler Str. 8. E-mail: . nice kitchen.
  • 2  Restaurant "Am Ebene". At the Schwammenauel dam.
  • 1  Heimbacher Brauhaus in the Landal Resort, Schwammenauel 6. Heimbacher Brauhaus Im Landal Resort on Facebook.
  • Snack "feed manger", At the Laag car park, Heimbach.
  • 3  Alte Mühle restaurant, Teichstrasse 1, Heimbach. Price: Medium price range.
  • 4  Alt Heimbach, At the gable 7. currently closed.
  • 5  Mariawald monastery restaurant. simple dishes. Well-known: Mariawald pea soup.Open: please refer to the website.
  • 6  Eifelhof Weina, Kermeterstrasse 56, 52396 Heimbach-Hergarten. E-mail: .
  • "North Eifel" in the Vlatten district, on the B 265, junction Weberstraße. Popular snack.
  • 7  El Greco, At the Laag 3. very nicely located on the Rur opposite the train station / national park. Greek kitchen.
  • Eifel grill, in Hergarten, on the B 265.
  • 8  Casa Ruscello (at the Landal Resort). Italian kitchen.
  • Snack on Hengebachstrasse, frequent changes of ownership
  • 9  "Flammenkuchenburg". .The Flammenkuchen restaurant is located in the inner courtyard of the castle; The menu consists of two sides of delicious tarte flambée variations.

nightlife

Events on New Year's Eve and Carnival, pilgrimage market in Heimbach, fair in the other parts of the city, amateur theater

accommodation

General tips

  • Who predominantly on Rur-Ufer cycle path interested, look better in the districts of Hasenfeld, Heimbach, Hausen and Blens
  • Who more at higher altitude goals between the valleys of Rur and Erft is interested, it is better to choose your accommodation in Vlatten or Hergarten. From there, for example, large parts of the national park, Mechernich, Kall, Dahlem, Blankenheim are easily accessible. Another advantage is the greater proximity to Cologne and the DB route network.

Group accommodation

  • 1  National Park Guest House, Schulstrasse 8, 52396 Heimbach-Hergarten. E-mail: .National Park Guest House on Facebook.Integrative and barrier-free guest house of the national park in Hergarten; specially designed for the visually impaired and hearing impaired.last change: Sep. 2020
  • 2  Dr. Thick house, At Waatscheidt 17, 52396 Heimbach. E-mail: . Self-catering house, to be booked through the student union of the KHG Aachen, minimum occupancy: 12 people.Price: from 18 € p.p.

Pensions and holiday apartments

  • Many guest houses and holiday apartments and smaller hotels in all parts of the city, here are a few examples:
  • 3  Magnificent prospects, Langerscheidt 31. E-mail: . 8 chic chalets.Price: € 450 to € 1200 per chalet, depending on length, travel time and chalet. Including electricity etc.
  • 4  House Diefenbach (Pension, hotel, holiday apartments), Brementhaler Str. 44, 52396 Heimbach Hasenfeld. E-mail: .House Diefenbach on Facebook.

Hotels


Main town Heimbach:

  • 6  Eifelhaus, At the gable 1A. medium price range.
  • 7  Monastery mill, Hengebachstrasse 106.

Campsites

  • 9  Rurthal campsite by Abercron, Sankt-Georg-Strasse 99, 52396 Heimbach-Blens. E-mail: . 70,000 square meters, with its own outdoor pool and shop.Check-in: 9: 00-12: 00 and from 15:00.
  • 10  Campsite rock view, Hausener Str. 8. Price: € 5 p.p.
  • 11  Heimbach campsite, Gut Habersauel 3.
  • 12  Wittscheid campsite, Wittscheidt 1.
  • 13  Heimbach mobile home port, At the Laag 4. E-mail: . Motorhome parking space at the train station in Heimbach. There is only 1 train per hour on weekends, every half hour on weekdays, and there are no trains at night. VE and electricity available.Open: 24/7.Price: EUR 7.50 / 24 hours.Accepted payment methods: cash.last change: Jul. 2020
  • 14  Camping site Kohl in Hasenfeld, Kleestrasse 71. E-mail: .

Landal Resort

Holiday home complex with 95 holiday homes for 6 to 12 people in various price ranges that can be rented for 2 days to 2 weeks. There are also 74 holiday apartments that have been prepared for 4 people. The resort has a promenade equipped with an official tourist information office, an Italian, its own brewery with its own beer, bike rental, a grocery store, a souvenir shop, an outdoor shop and a swimming pool. All these facilities, apart from the swimming pool, are also accessible to non-tenants.

trips

On foot / hikes

  • Nideggen, one way distance 11 km, from Blens 6 km. Due to the elevation profile, the hike is preferable to the bike tour. Possibly one way can be taken with the Rurtalbahn from Nideggen-Brück; the total distance from Heimbach Hauptort to Nideggen Castle and on to Brück would then be around 15 km.
  • Nideggen-Schmidt, via Heimbacher reservoir, Rursee / Eschauel approx. 10 km. Possibly you can take part of the way there or back with the Rurschifffahrt; this would result in a walking distance of around 17 km. The shortest route to Schmidt is about 8 km; so there are still other route variants possible.
  • Urft dam, easy distance approx. 8 km. Due to the elevation profile, the hike is preferable to the bike tour.
  • Schleiden-Gemünd, easy removal over Mariawald Abbey and Wolfgarten approx. 10 km. Due to the elevation profile, the hike is preferable to the bike tour; Return by bus is possible.
  • Mechernich-Kommern, 14 km from the main town, 10 km from Vlatten, unfavorable travel options with public transport.

Day trips by bike

  • Rursee round approx. 25 km (excluding travel to Schwammenauel). Paths that are not continuously paved on both sides (gravel surface):
    • Heimbach, Hasenfeld power station, Schwammenauel,
    • Simmerath-Rurberg, Simmerath-Woffelsbach,
    • Nideggen-Schmidt
    • Schwammenauel, Hasenfeld, Heimbach. The connecting route between Heimbach and Schwammenauel is about 3 km long. For the entire route from Heimbach station, around 31 km would have to be calculated.
    • The main towns Heimbach and Simmerath are 20 km away.
  • Rurtal: The Rur-Ufer cycle path between Heimbach and Kreuzau follows the course of the Rur, the Rurtalbahn and the L218. It is largely passable regardless of the weather, but not necessarily suitable for sports bikes. The transition to the Rurtalbahn is possible in many places. The signage is consistently good. Caution: Behind the Heimbach campsite in the direction of Hausen you have to take the L249, which is at times heavily used, for approx.
    • Between the districts of Hausen and Blens you come down from the valley and rise by 50 m
    • Nideggen-Bruck
      • Biological station at the stop of the Rurtalbahn
      • Rock footpath
      • Nideggen The main town is not convenient for cyclists, 2 km from Brück, approx. 200 m difference in altitude. There you can visit the castle museum, among other things.
    • Huertgenwald-Call. National park info point. Gradients are unavoidable to the other districts of Hürtgenwald. The valley of the Kall be.
    • Kreuzau-Obermaubach, dam wall
    • Kreuzau-Untermaubach: Maubach Castle (no visit)
    • Kreuzau-Üdingen: This is the transition to the route to Nideggen-Berg and the main town Nideggen on (moderate inclines).
    • the main town Kreuzau (Leisure pool, beautiful Rose Monday procession) and
    • County seat Düren (Annakirmes, jazz week) are still within reach
    • The distances to the main towns are: Nideggen 10 km, Kreuzau 20 km, Düren 25 km, Hürtgenwald 20 km.
  • Mechernich: Rheinisches Freilichtmuseum Kommern. The distance between the main towns is 15 km.
  • Zülpich: Roman Museum. The distance between the main towns is 15 km, with moderate inclines in both directions.
  • Kall-Steinfeld: monasteries, basilica. The distance between the main towns is 18 km, with moderate inclines in both directions.
  • Euskirchen: Industrial Museum in Kuchenheim. The distance between the main towns is 25 km, with moderate inclines in both directions.
  • Schleiden: Dreiborn plateau in the Eifel National Park; Gemünd, district of Schleiden. The distance between the main towns is 17 km, with steep gradients in both directions.

Day trips by train

These tours can also be undertaken in combination with a bicycle.

  • Lower section of the Rur Valley (connection to the Rur Valley Railway):
  • Aachen (with Rurtalbahn to Düren, then with DB)
  • Cologne (with Rurtalbahn to Düren, then with DB)
  • Bonn (By bike to Mechernich, then with DB via Euskirchen)
  • Nettersheim and Blankenheim (Ahr) (By bike to Kall or Mechernich, then with DB)

Other destinations

better by car

Neighboring communities

Some of the neighboring communities are closely related to the districts of Heimbach. Some of them are easier to reach from the city districts than the main town. There are signposted cycle paths to all neighboring communities.

In the North Eifel

Like Heimbach, these communities have a share in the Eifel National Park:

  • Partly in Rurtal lie
    • Simmerath, at the Rursee. The youth hostel is ideally located for cyclists by the dam of the Obersee. The connection with public transport is very cumbersome; however, you can also include the ships of the Rur shipping during the main season. Otherwise, Simmerath is best reached with your own vehicle (bicycle, car).
    • Nideggen, on and above the Rur valley; Especially the districts of Abenden, Berg and Wollersheim are ideal for looking for a district. The connection by public transport between the main towns (they are about 10 km away from each other) is a bit inconvenient (journey time about 1 hour), but the districts of Abenden and Brück are easily accessible.
  • Through the Kermeter is the urban area Schleiden separated from Heimbach; the main towns are 17 km apart. However, the Wolfgarten district is conveniently located on the summit plateau of the mountain for hikers Kermeter. The connection from the main town Heimbach by public transport is very sketchy. However, there are regular direct connections with regional buses from the districts of Vlatten and Hergarten.
  • Mechernich lies in the catchment area of ​​the Erft. There is the nearest DB train station and the nearest hospital. The connections from the main town Heimbach are very cumbersome, from Vlatten a little better (from there 1 hour journey time with multiple changes). The main towns are about 18 km apart.

In the Cologne Bay

  • Zülpich is also in the catchment area of ​​the Erft. The districts of Bürvenich and Eppenich are conveniently located to the eastern districts of Heimbach. The connections between the main towns by public transport are unfavorable; they are 17 km apart. The connection from Vlatten is a little better.

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