Raeren | |
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The castle | |
Information | |
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Region | province of Liège |
Watercourse | Vesdre, Mouth, Iterbach |
Area | 74,21 km² |
Population | 10 747 hab. () |
Density | 144,82 inhab./km² |
Nice | Raerenois |
Official languages | German , French |
Other language | francique ripuaire |
Postal code | 4730, 4731 |
Telephone prefix | 32 87 |
Location | |
![]() 50 ° 39 ′ 58 ″ N 6 ° 8 ′ 35 ″ E | |
Official site | |
Raeren is a German-speaking municipality with linguistic facilities for French speakers of the province of Liège in Belgium.
Understand
Tourist information
To go
By public transport
Two bus lines from serve the municipality:
- bus no 14 Eupen ↔ Aachen central station dessert Eynatten;
- bus no 722 Eupen ↔ Kopfchen serves Hauset, Eynatten and Raeren.
By car
Highway crossing E40, you have to take the exit 39 "Eynatten" for direct access to the town.
Circulate
To see
- 1 Cyclops stones (Aachen forest)
accessible at all times.
free. –
- 2 Fortified house of Eynatten Aachener Straße
- 3 Raeren Castle (Burg Raeren) Burgstrasse 103
- Pottery museum (Toepfereimuseum) Burgstrasse 103 (in Raeren Castle),
32 87 850903, e-mail : [email protected]
Tue.- Sun. : 10 h - 17 h.
adult : 3 €, under 18 and senior: 2 €, under 12: free.
- Pottery museum (Toepfereimuseum) Burgstrasse 103 (in Raeren Castle),
- 4 Raeren Fortified House (Haus Raeren) Burgstrasse
Do
To buy
Eat
- 1 Fringshaus Fringshaus 2,
49 2471 3113
Game.- Mon. : 12 h - 14 h 17 and30 h 21 (without interruption on sat. and the Sun.).
à la carte between 24 € and 39 €, menus between 18 € and 27,5 €. –
in the Gault et Millau 2020 guide. French and Belgian cuisine. Terrace and shaded garden. Large parking lot.
Have a drink / Go out
Housing
Communicate
Manage the day-to-day
Administration
Banks
Health
Cults
Security
Around
- 1 Aachen (Aachen) (North) – Former city of the emperor's main residence Charlemagne which conceals many monuments and museums.
- 2 High Fens (South) –
Largest nature reserve in Belgium with a very specific biotope.
- 3 Montjoie (Monschau) (South) –
Its historic center which has kept its cachet of XVIIIe century is a very popular tourist attraction which attracts many visitors even from abroad.
- 4 Eupen (at the South West) – Small, very dynamic town and capital of the German-speaking community of Belgium.
- 5 Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery (West) – WWII American Military Cemetery where rest 7,992 soldiers.
- 6 Clermont-sur-Berwinne (West) –
Village classified as most beautiful villages in Wallonia
- 7 Blegny-Mine (West) –
Museum and visit of a coal mine. The site has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2012.
- 8 Cork (West) –
Capital of the eponymous province and, although more than a thousand years old, still overflowing with activity and tourist center of certain interest which deserves more than a simple visit.
Destinations near Raeren in Wikivoyage