Mechernich - Mechernich

Mechernich is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia in the district of Euskirchen.

background

• Mechernich is a neighboring community of Eifel National Park
• The district town is nearby Euskirchen and the historic district town Schleiden. Closest major city is Bonn.

Districts

The following districts belong to the city of Merchernich:

Neighboring communities

In the Eifel:

• Heimbach, with the Mariwald Abbey, inconvenient connections by public transport
• Bad Münstereifel, Rail connection via Euskirchen
• Nettersheim, there is a direct rail connection
• Kall, there is a direct rail connection
• Schleiden, in Kall transition to regional bus

In the Cologne Bay:

• Euskirchen, District town and regional transport hub. There is a direct train connection
• Zülpich with the "Römerbad", poor connection by public transport.

getting there

Airports

• Cologne Bonn Airport (1 1/2 hours by public transport to the main town of Mechernich)
• Frankfurt am Main airport (2 hours with ICE via Cologne)

By train

• The DB line Cologne - Mechernich - trier reaches the Mechernich and Satzvey stops (not all trains stop there). The rail connections from Bonn and Bad Münstereifel lead over Euskirchen (change there).
• The other districts are approached by call-line taxis from Mechernich train station.

In the street

Aim: 50.59156.64281 Station forecourt

• From the north

On  , 111 Wißkirchen, continue on Dir. Mechernich to the roundabout behind Kommern, then up to the train station.

• From the east (Bonn area)

On to Euskirchen-Euenheim, from there on to the roundabout behind Kommern, take the 3rd exit to the train station.

• From the south (Moselle region, Trier-Wittlich)

Follow the signs towards Euskirchen to 114 Blankenheim the , continue on this up 112 Mechernich, over there L 165 (from Breitenbenden ) to the train station.

• From the west (Simmerath)

On to the roundabout behind Roggendorf, take the 1st exit to the train station

• From the northwest (Aachen area)

On to 7 Düren, from there on to bypass Zülpich, from there on /, after a few km Dir. Mechernich to Kommern, then right up to the roundabout, take the 3rd exit to the train station.

By boat

no navigable water

By bicycle

Tips for crossing the Eifel

• Cologne-trier: This 170 km route is similar to the railway line; therefore the transition to the DB would be possible at any time! A large part runs over the Kylltal cycle path. Possible milestones would be:
  • Mechernich (50 km from Cologne), slightly uphill from Cologne
  • Dahlem (85 km from Cologne), with moderate inclines in both directions. See the article Dahlem with further routes to Moselle valley .
  • Bitburg (140 km from Cologne), with inclines especially at the two end points. Slightly sloping in the further course to Trier, in the opposite direction steep incline shortly before Bitburg (approx. 7 km)
• Cologne-Luxembourg: This 200 km route is not accompanied by railway lines; In most places, the bus companies do not offer bicycle transport either. A large part runs in the valleys of Our and Sauer. Possible milestones would be:
  • Mechernich (50 km from Cologne), slightly uphill from Cologne
  • Hellenthal (80 km from Cologne) in low mountain range conditions
  • Echternach (170 km from Cologne), with inclines especially in the opposite direction. In the further course moderate inclines in both directions.

Train stations accessible by bike

• Kall (11 km with moderate inclines in both directions from the main town, significantly shorter from the southern and western parts of the city),
• Kall-Scheven (9 km with moderate inclines in both directions from the main town, significantly shorter from the southern and western parts of the city),
• Euskirchen (16 km from the main town, with moderate inclines, especially in the opposite direction, much shorter from the northern parts of the city) with a connection from Bonn
• Bad Münstereifel (10 km with steep gradients in the opposite direction, shorter from the eastern parts of the city)

On foot

Mechernich is a stage destination of the Roman Canal hiking trail.

mobility

• Multiple DB stops between Euskirchen and Kall

Tourist Attractions

Cityscape

• City center of Kommern: one of the most beautiful cityscapes in the North Eifel with many half-timbered houses.

Churches and chapels

• 50.60416.59472 St. Andreas in Glehn The late Romanesque church
• The 50.59246.72733 Brother Klaus field bandType is group designation southwest of the district of Wachendorf is dedicated to Nikolaus von der Flüe and was built from 2005 to 2007 according to plans by the architect Peter Zumthor. It is easily accessible by bike and Tuesday-Sunday. open at least from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is a private prayer room. From the parking lot you walk approx. 1 km to the chapel. Bicycles should be parked 100 m from the building. Photography is not allowed in the building. It is a tower-like, open-top concrete building. You don't get the impression of a church building either from the outside or inside; however, one is encouraged to meditate. The light conditions change with different positions of the sun; It is brightest around noon (local time). The visitors should first look at the building from the outside, for example on the way from the parking lot, and after entering the room with the door closed, let it sink in for a few minutes, only then can the various artistic and religious aspects of the building be grasped.

Museums

• 50.60766.63014  LVR open-air museum in Kommern (Line 773, on-demand bus! Call one hour before departure! from Mechernich train station to the open-air museum. Tel. 02441/99 45 45 45. Alternative: From Mechernich with bus 808 (direction Euskirchen). Exit in Kommern-Mitte. Walk to the museum about 25 minutes.). Tel.: 49 (0)2443 99800. .See also: Rhenish open-air museum.Open: 30.3. until October 31: daily 9 am-7pm. 1.11. until March 31: daily 10 am-5pm.Price: Children / young people under 18 years of age: free admission, otherwise € 6.50, parking fee € 2.50 (2014).last change: not specified

Mining museum

• 50.58636.64925  Visitor mine Grube Günnersdorf, Bleibergstrasse. Tel.: 49 2443 48697, Fax: 49 2443 8204. Former lead mine (19th and 20th centuries) Offered: visit to the museum and the visitor mine, treasure hunt in the visitor mine, mining history hike. The sponsoring association of the mining museum is the sponsor.Open: Guided tours are Tuesday-Sunday. 2 p.m., further tours on request.Price: Regular entry price € 4.50.last change: not specified

Parks, forest, nature

• 50.54436.65936  Kaku cave. .Kartstein cliffs with two natural caves and traces of Stone Age settlement (Homo erectus, Neanderthals, but also Neolithic). Celts have also left their mark. Many bat species nest in the caves. Occasionally, "bat evenings" and cave visits are arranged by experienced guides. In front of the entrance to the Kakushöhle, which is located in the Dreimühlen district in the direction of Weyer an der is the small excursion restaurant "Café zur Kakushöhle" with a public parking lot and barrier-free Disabled toilets. Here you can also find out the dates for guided tours and other hikes in the area. Immediately at the cave entrance, the community has set up a barbecue area that can be used by day trippers. If the barbecue area is used as an event location with an open fire, the community has to pay a small fee in the café. A signposted, but not handicapped accessible path leads through the cave, which leads over the Kartstein cliffs to the small cave and back to the starting point at the parking lot.last change: not specified
• 50.60566.67927  Kommern Wildlife Park, Becherhofer Weg, 53894 Mechernich-Kommern. Tel.: 49 (0)2443 6532, Fax: 49 (0)2443 911828, Email: [email protected]. .limited barrier-free The big game park offers over 500 local wild animals in outdoor enclosures, petting zoo for toddlers, adventure playground, restaurant with terrace, picnic and barbecue areas, guided tours and feeding, forest education, photo excursions, dogs on leash are welcome.Open: all year round; during the holidays, on public holidays and from 1.4. until 20.10. daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. outside of these times only on weekends, public holidays and Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Price: Prices: adults € 5, schoolchildren and disabled € 4, children € 3, reduction for groups of 10 or more.last change: not specified

activities

Some hiking trails run through the municipality of Mechernich:

• Long-distance hiking trails, main hiking trails of the Eifelverein
  • The European long-distance hiking trail E 8 is part of the European long-distance hiking trails and runs from Ireland until after Istanbul. Its total length is approx. 4,390 km. The hiking trail of German unity ("W.D.E.") is an intra-German long-distance hiking trail. It leads about 1,080 km from the easternmost German city Gorlitz to the westernmost German city Aachen. In the area of ​​the Eifelverein, for example, on sections of the coronation path (Aachen-Bonn). Of bad Godesberg to Aachen, the hiking trail of German unity is identical to the European long-distance hiking trail E 8 (Ireland-Black Sea). Except for occasional signs, there is no continuous marking. The markings of the regional routes are sufficient as a described hiking trail. The E 8 and the W.D.E. run in the area of ​​the Kakushöhle together with the Ahr-Venn-Weg. Markings are therefore usually only available at special junctions!
  • The Ahr-Venn-Weg (HWW 11) is 116 km long. He starts near the Ahr estuary in the Rhine at Sinzig, leads over the Ahrberge on both sides of the Ahr, crosses the Erftal and Urfttal, continues over the entire Kermeter im Eifel National Park and reaches that along the upper Rur valley Monschauer Hedge land and thus the edge area of ​​the High Fens.
  • The Roman Canal hiking trail leads about 116 km along the hill built by the Romans in the 1st century AD Eifel aqueduct of Nettersheim to Cologne. The path, which was first marked by the Eifelverein in 1988, was fundamentally modernized in 2012 and provided with a contemporary signage system. Around 50 boards along the way provide information about local features and the construction of the aqueduct. Waymark is a stylized cross-section of the vaulted canal in black on a white background with additional directional arrows.
• Circular hiking trails in the city of Mechernich
  • Circular hiking trail no.7: Right next to the sign at the WPP "Kakushöhle", the path leads together with the E 8, the HWW 11 and the circular routes 8, A 1 and A 3 up stairs to the Kartstein plateau, at Waldecke first right, later left to Weyer Church, here to the right downhill, initially on a paved road through Vollem, later together with the Roman Canal hiking trail to the Roman aqueduct bridge Vussem. Past the sports field and the Vussem cemetery, it is mainly on natural paths with wonderful views over Dreimühlen (watermill) back to the WPP “Kakushöhle”. The total distance is approx. 9 km. The waymark is a black “7” on a white field with additional direction arrows.
  • Circular hiking trail no.8: Directly next to the sign at the WWP "Kakushöhle" the path leads together with the E 8, the HWW 11 and the circular routes 7, A 1 and A 3 up stairs to the Kartstein plateau, at the Waldeck first right, later left up to the Weyerer Kirche, initially with HWW 11 and A 2 straight ahead, later on natural paths through meadows and the Weyerer Wald down into the Urfeyer Valley, here together with the Roman Canal hiking trail and HWW 11 to Urfey, in the center of the village on the left, on the road to the Roman aqueduct bridge at Vollem, before the bridge together with the Römerkanal hiking trail, turn left onto the meadow path and continue along the edge of the forest to the Roman spring source "Klausbrunnen", follow the district road to the left for about 150 m, later in a hairpin turn right up the forest path, past the Eulenberg into the valley to Vollem . From here it goes together with the circular routes 7 and A1 uphill to the Weyerer Church and on the familiar route back to the WPP “Kakushöhle”. The total distance is about 11.5 km. The waymark is a black “8” on a white field with additional direction arrows.
  • Circular hiking trail A 1: Directly next to the sign at the WPP “Kakushöhle”, the path leads together with the E 8, the HWW 11 and the circular routes 7, 8 and A 3 up stairs to the Kartstein plateau, at Waldecke first right, later left to the Weyerer Church, here right downhill, first on a paved road, first path to the right to above Vollem, right uphill on natural paths with wonderful views of the Feybach valley back to the WPP “Kakushöhle”.

The total distance is 3.2 km. The waymark is a black “A 1” on a white field with additional direction arrows.

• • Circular hiking trail A 2: Cross the B 477 below the WPP “Kakushöhle”, next to the B 477 to the left to Dreimühlen, right “on Pescher Weg”, immediately left to “Im Schlund” uphill, continue on natural paths past the Hermesberg with wonderful views, to the motorway underpass (Motorway A1), here together with HWW 11 "Ahr-Venn-Weg" left on the road, at the crossroads HWW 11 turns right, here continue straight uphill, past the Weyer sports field, straight ahead in the bend steeply downhill on the path, right up Hillside path to the intersection, straight ahead together with the A3 via “Am Silberberg” back to the WPP “Kakushöhle”. The total distance is 4.6 km. The waymark is a black “A 2” on a white field with additional direction arrows.
  • Circular hiking trail A 3: At the WPP “Kakushöhle” cross the B 477 and right together with the A 2 follow the B 477 towards Weyer for approx. 140 m, first path left through meadows to Weyer, at the intersection right onto “Burgring” to the center, here left onto “Hauptstraße” ", Right on" Kreuzweg "and uphill to" Eifelblick Brehberg "with a great view, at the summit cross right, after approx. 100 m left steeply downhill (!!!) through the forest, on the road right, later with circular path 8 through meadow terrain to Weyerer Church, straight on with E 8, HWW 11 and the circular routes 7, 8 and A 1 back to WP Kakushöhle. The total distance is 4.8 km. The waymark is a black “A3” on a white field with additional direction arrows.

shop

The town Mechernich has a rich shopping landscape of retail stores and supermarkets in the city center as well as in the district Kommern. Hypermarkets and discounters can be found right in the city center. The essentials can also be bought at the numerous petrol stations in the city with their affiliated shops. In addition, the district owns Kommern a 24 hour gas station. Also in Kommern there is a hardware store with a garden center and an electronics store.

kitchen

• 50.54536.65951  Café to the Kakushöhle, Kakusstraße 0, 53894 Mechernich-Dreimühlen. Tel.: 49 (0)2484 9198282, Mobile: 49 (0)157 71483339. The Café zur Kakus-Höhle in Dreimühlen offers simple but tasty little dishes, including mostly homemade, also homemade cakes and pies and Thuringian specialties.Open: daily from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., except Mon in summer and Mon Tue in winter.last change: not specified
• 50.58886.65652  Asia house, Rathergasse 2, 53894 Mechernich. Tel.: (0)2443 3140929. Medium price range, including lunch buffet Mon-Sat 6.90 EUR, with a good selection (no duck dishes).Open: daily (closed 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.).last change: not specified
• 50.6136.64863  Hotel Stollen, Kölner Str. 58, 53894 Mechernich-Kommern. Tel.: (0) 24 43 - 31 75 11. The hotel in the old town of Kommern shines with its inexpensive, tasty cuisine. For the small hunger e.g. "Bitter balls", a Dutch specialty, and an excellent potato soup.last change: not specified

nightlife

• Discotheque in Firmenich

accommodation

• 50.6136.64861  Hotel Stollen, Kölner Str. 58, 53894 Mechernich-Kommern. Tel.: (0) 24 43 - 31 75 11. The hotel in the old town of Kommern offers simple rooms with TV and Wi-Fi. The breakfast is plentiful (€ 5 p.p.).Price: room from 69 € p.p.last change: not specified

health

• The hospital is located near the train station.

Practical advice

Tourist agency Mechernich e.V.. Tel.: 49 (0)2443 494321, Fax: 49 (0)2443 495321, Email: [email protected]. last change: not specified

trips

By bicycle

• Zülpich: Römerbad, Zülpicher See, Irish restaurant in Zülpich-Sinzenich. The distance between the main towns is 13 km, with moderate inclines, especially in the opposite direction.
• Euskirchen: including industrial museum in the Kuchenheim district (also accessible by train) The distance between the main towns is 16 km, with moderate inclines, especially in the opposite direction. Kuchenheim is 17 km away (by the shortest route).
• Bad Münstereifel: City wall, Heino-Café, ruins of a Roman temple (also accessible by train). The main towns are 10 km apart, in low mountain range conditions
• Kall: including monasteries in Steinfeld (by train to Kall-Urft). 12 km between the main towns with rather slight inclines. After Steinfeld it is 15 km with moderate inclines in both directions.
• Heimbach: Mariawald Abbey, Hengebach Castle, pilgrimage church. The main towns are 16 km apart, in low mountain range conditions.
• Nideggen: Castle Museum. The main towns are 20 km apart, with moderate inclines in both directions

literature

Web links

• https://www.mechernich.de/ - Official website of Mechernich