Jülich-Zülpicher Börde, also left or downRhenish Bördenzone called, lies in North Rhine-Westphalia, for example between Cologne and Aachen. In the south it is supported by the Eifel limited. In the north she goes to the Lower Rhine region above.
Regions
places
Rurniederung (downstream):
- Kreuzau
- Düren - largest city in the region
- Jülich - Former capital of a duchy, as evidenced by a Renaissance citadel and castle as well as a bridgehead from Napoleonic times
- Linnich
Erfttal (downstream):
- Euskirchen
- Erftstadt - The city on the western edge of the Ville, created through the merger of several places, whereby each of the city districts has retained its own town center (e.g. Lechenich, Liblar, Gymnich); Several palaces and fortresses worth seeing (including Gracht Castle, Gymnich Castle, Lechenich Castle, Konradsheim Castle), late medieval city fortifications and historic hussar quarters in Lechenich, churches and several lakes that have emerged from flooded open-cast lignite mines in the Ville.
- Kerpen
- Bergheim
- Bedburg
- Grevenbroich
Western Jülich Börde:
Eastern Jülich Börde:
Western Zülpicher Börde:
Eastern Zülpicher Börde:
Other goals
- Garzweiler, Hambach and Inden open-cast lignite mines with their "lunar landscape". All Tabebaue have official viewing platforms on which you can watch what is going on in the opencast mine. Placed boards provide information about the excavators used and the delivery rates. At the Hambach and Inden opencast mines there are catered lookout points.
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getting there
By plane
From about 60 km away Cologne Bonn Airport the S-Bahn lines S13 and 19 go directly to Kerpen, Merzenich and Düren (journey time approx. 40–50 minutes). You can take the RB 27 directly from the airport to Grevenbroich or Jüchen (45–50 minutes). Otherwise, you can change trains to the region at Cologne Central Station (see below).
The Maastricht Aachen Airport is only marginally further away (or even closer for the western part of the region), but there is not such a convenient connection with public transport.
Also to be mentioned is the Dusseldorf Airportwhich is particularly obvious for the north and east of the region. From there you can take the RE 1 directly to Kerpen-Horrem or Düren (1:05 or 1:20 hours)
By train
The most important rail hub in the region is Düren, but only a few long-distance trains stop there every week. A few intercity trains also stop in Herzogenrath in the far west of the region.
Otherwise you usually have to change trains in Cologne or Aachen. From there, RE lines 1 and 9 run twice an hour to Kerpen-Horrem, Düren, Langerwehe and Eschweiler. It takes 25 minutes to get to Düren from both Cologne and Aachen. In addition, Cologne's S-Bahn lines 13 and 19 run twice an hour to Kerpen, Merzenich and Düren (travel time from Cologne main station approx. 20–35 minutes). In Düren or Horrem you can change to regional trains to other places in the region (see below). For the north of the region you can also take the RE 8 Köln – Mönchengladbach, which stops in Grevenbroich and Jüchen; for the south the RE 22 Cologne – Trier to Erftstadt, Weilerswist or Euskirchen. The RE 4 Düsseldorf – Mönchengladbach – Aachen also runs through the far west of the region with stops in Erkelenz and Herzogenrath.
In the street
The A4 motorway (Cologne – Aachen) runs through the middle of the region in a west-east direction, the A61 (Mönchengladbach – Koblenz) cuts in a north-south direction. The Jülich Börde is also crossed by the A46 (Düsseldorf – Heinsberg) and A44 (Aachen – Mönchengladbach). The A1 (Cologne – Trier) also runs through the Zülpicher Börde.
mobility
The regional train line 21 (Rurtalbahn) crosses the entire region every hour in a north-south direction from Linnich via Jülich and Düren to Kreuzau and on to Heimbach in the Eifel. RB 38 (Erftbahn) runs every hour from Cologne via Kerpen-Horrem, Bergheim and Bedburg to Grevenbroich. The RB 28 (Eifel-Bördebahn) from Düren via Zülpich to Euskirchen only runs every three hours on the weekends.
Tourist Attractions
Churches
- Modern Anna Church in Düren from the 1950s, but individual parts of the Gothic predecessor building have also been preserved, a pilgrimage destination because of the Assumption head venerated as a relic
- neo-Gothic Marienkirche in Düren
Castles and Palaces
- Burgau moated castle in Düren-Niederau
- Remains of the medieval city fortifications in Düren
- Renaissance citadel and castle Jülich
- Hexenturm and Aachener Tor in Jülich
- Kellenberg Castle in Jülich-Barmen
- Napoleonic bridgehead Jülich
- Kurkölnische Landesburg Zülpich from the 14th century
- The medieval city wall of Zülpich is one of the few in the Rhineland that has been almost completely preserved
- Moated canal in Erftstadt-Liblar and Gymnich Castle in Erftstadt-Gymnich
- Schloss Dyck at Juchen - The baroque moated castle is one of the most important castle complexes in the Rhineland and certainly one of the most beautiful in all of North Rhine-Westphalia. A national television audience should use it as a backdrop for the series Forbidden love be known. It is surrounded by an English-style landscaped garden with a remarkable population of old and rare trees.
- Türnich Castle and Park Kerpen
Museums
- Leopold-Hoesch-Museum in Düren: mainly art of classical modernism (20th century), especially expressionism
- Museum of Bathing Culture - Römerthermen Zülpich
- Zülpich history workshop
Parks and gardens
- Brückenkopf-Park Jülich, former state horticultural show site
- Zülpich garden show park
various
- The Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine is a major RWE-Power project (formerly RWE Rheinbraun AG) in the Rhenish lignite district.
activities
- Annakirmes in Düren: one of the largest folk festivals in Germany with numerous large rides and almost a million visitors
- City Theater Düren; EndArt culture factory; Concerts in the Arena Kreis Düren
- watch a game of the men's volleyball Bundesliga club SWD Powervolleys Düren
- Sport and fun Rhein-Erft kayaking, Bergheim
