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| Hillesheim | ||
| federal state | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
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| Residents | 3.149 (2019) | |
| height | 440 m | |
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Hillesheim is a small town in the Eifel in Rhineland-Palatinate.
background
View to the city wall
Hillesheim is a small town in the middle of the Eifel, northeast of Gerolstein. The urban area reaches the valley of the Kyll. Other districts are 1 Bolsdorf and 2 Niederbettingen.
The location above the Kylltal and the train stop make the place a starting point for excursions into the upper Kylltal.
As the headquarters of the Klein & Blechinger Verlag (KBV), the place has dedicated itself to the topic of "crime thrillers" and is called the crime capital city.
Geologically, the place is in the Kalkeifel.
Neighboring communities are
- In the valley of the Kyll: Birgel, Oberbettingen, Dohm, Gerolstein
- north of the Kyll: Wiesbaum, Berndorf (Eifel), Walsdorf
- south of the Kyll: Kalenborn
getting there
By plane
- Cologne Bonn Airport, 100 km away 2 1/2 hours drive via Jünkerath (bus line 505) and Cologne
- Frankfurt Hahn Airport, 90 km away
- Maastricht Aachen Airport
By train
- The Oberbettingen-Hillesheim train stop is located in the city, on the route trier - Cologne. It is 3 km from the main town of Hillesheim. From Monday to Friday there are bus connections from the main town of Hillesheim to this stop and to Jünkerath and Gerolstein on the same railway line.
In the street
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approx. 15 km to Hillesheim.
By bicycle
- Kalkeifel cycle path
- Kylltal cycle path leads on 1 Hillesheim-Oberbettingen station past.
mobility
Map of Hillesheim
Tourist Attractions
- city wall
- 1 St. Martin, Graf-Mirbach-Platz. Lead glass window, baroque organ, w: Martin von Tours.
- 2 The criminal house. Museum and seat of the crime thriller publishing house KBV, place of publication of the Eifel crime novels.
activities
To go biking
- The Kalkeifel cycle path leads through the village and can be used by cyclists, among other things, for tours to the Kylltal cycle path be used. On this route z. B. the mineral water city Gerolstein.
hike
- the place is from 300 km long Eifelsteig crossed
- west of the main town lies with the Bolsdorf valley a hiking area with numerous paths.
shop
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
- 1 Crime hotel, At the market 14. Tel.: 49 65 93-98089-600. Crime hotel with Eifel crime thriller motifs.
- 2 Hotel Augustinian Monastery, Augustinerstr. 2. Tel.: 49 65 93 980890.
health
Practical advice
trips
- Crime scene tour in the crime bus. Appointments on request at the Tourist Information
Web links
- http://www.hillesheim.de - Official website of Hillesheim
