Turtle - Schleiden

Schleiden is a city and municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

background

The city of Schleiden is located in north rhine-westphalia part of Eifel in the valley of the Olef, a tributary of the Urft (the mouth is in the district Gemünd) in the Obersee (the upper section of the Rursees) merges with the Rur. Schleiden is also a neighboring community of Eifel National Park. The town of Schleiden is the historic district town of the Schleiden district (known as the "old district of Schleiden"). See also the article Vogelsang.

City districts and sub-regions

Gemünd, Health resort below the Kermeter, has significantly more inhabitants than the main town and is small-town in character. This place is the main place for tourists with the appropriate infrastructure.

• rest:
  • Oberhausen with commercial area
  • Schleiden, main town
  • Olef, with a village character, hardly any shopping possibilities, 3 km away from the main town Schleiden
  • Nierfeld, southern continuation of Gemünd
  • Mauel, western continuation of Gemünd
  • Malsbenden, eastern continuation of Gemünd
• On the Kermeter is Wolfgarten.
• On the Dreiborn plateau lie
  • Schöneseiffen
  • Berescheid
  • Threeborn
  • Herhahn
  • the submerged place Wollseifen (ruins)
• Located at the transition from the Oleftal and Dreiborn plateaus
  • Bronsfeld
  • Shame
  • Ettelscheid

Neighboring communities

All neighboring communities are in the Eifel, North Rhine-Westphalia

• Simmerath; There is a regular regional bus connection from the Gemünd district.
• Heimbach with the Mariawald Abbey; there are regional bus connections to the districts of Vlatten and Hergarten
• Mechernich with the Rhenish open-air museum in Kommern; The Begionalbus takes you to Kall, from there there is a train connection.
• Kall with the monasteries in Steinfeld; There are direct regional bus connections from the main town and the Gemünd district.
• Hellenthal with the wildlife park; There are direct regional bus connections from the main town and the Gemünd district.
• Monschau. Connections by public transport are a bit cumbersome.

getting there

By plane

• The 50.8658333333337.1427777777778Cologne Bonn Airport(IATA: CGN) is about 2 hours away by rail and bus, about Kall.

By train

• The 50.5385876.5571161 Kall station is the nearest train stop, 8 km away (for cyclists, on moderate inclines).

By bus

• Out Düren or Euskirchen Bus line SB98 bis Vettweiß-Froitzheim:
  • to the districts of Wolfgarten, Gemünd, Olef, Schleiden: continue with regional bus 231, travel time approx. 3/4 hour
  • to Oberhausen you have to change at Schleiden bus station to line 829, travel time 1 1/4 hours.
  • to Bronsfeld takes a call-line taxi from Schleiden bus station.
• Out Aachen Bus line SB63 bis Simmerath further bus line 63; Direct connection bus line 429 (few trips)
  • right after Vogelsang and to the districts of Morsbach, Dreiborn, Herhahn, Gemünd, Olef and Schleiden
  • Connection connection according to Oberhausen; the connection via Kall is better.
• Out Kall runs the bus line 829
  • to the districts of Mauel, Gemünd, Olef to the main town Schleiden and on to Oberhausen and Hellenthal.
  • To Wolf garden change in Gemünd-Mitte
  • To Bronsfeld there is a convenient connection to the call line taxi from Schleiden bus station.
  • See also Vogelsang.

In the street

B265 Cologne - Trier and the B258 Aachen - Koblenz meet in Schleiden

By boat

no navigable waters

By bicycle

• Olef bike path with connection to the Urft cycle path in Gemünd.

mobility

• Regional buses between the city districts and to neighboring towns inland
• no cross-border bus transport to Belgium

Tourist Attractions

Churches

• 50.52896.47311  Schleiden Castle Churchlast change: Feb. 2019
• Gemünd
  • Catholic parish church of St. Nicholas, 19th century
  • Protestant parish church, 18th century
• Olef
  • Catholic parish church, Gothic

Castles, chateaus and palaces

Buildings

• 50.58446.448062  NS-Ordensburg Vogelsang. ."Ordensburg" from the Nazi era and other military buildings from the post-war period, including a cinema and indoor swimming pool, today information point for the National Park Forum Vogelsang. Self-catering is recommended (cafeteria is available).last change: not specified
• 50.60226.418893  Urft damlast change: not specified
• 50.52846.472034  Schleiden Castle, Outer bailey 9. .last change: Feb. 2019

Monuments

Museums

Streets and squares

• Pedestrian zones in Schleiden (main town) and Gemünd

Parks

• Gemünd spa gardens

various

activities

Generally

• hike
• Cycling

carnival

• Removals
  • Carnival Saturday in Schleiden main town, 2:11 p.m.
  • Rose Monday in Gemünd, 2 p.m.

shop

Most of the everyday items are in the districts Oberhausen, Gemünd and in the main town Schleiden also available:

• Discount grocery stores and hypermarkets
• clothes and shoes
• Stationery
• Petrol stations in Gemünd and Schleiden, car service in Gemünd, Olef, Schleiden
• Souvenirs and food specialties in Gemünd
• Individual market stalls are in on Fridays Gemünd, Thursdays in Schleiden

kitchen

German

• Kermeterschänke in Wolfgarten: Medium price range, e.g. rump steak with herb butter, French fries and salad 16.50 EUR, several game dishes <15 EUR, Pils 0.25 l 1.70 EUR. Friendly service, clean sanitary facilities, and freely accessible toilets.
• M-Quadrat in Gemünd: Medium price range and, often long delivery times.
• Café Kupp19 in Dreiborn: small warm dishes and delicious cakes

Turkish

• "Istanbul" snack bar in the Gemünd pedestrian zone
• Snack bars in Gemünd and Schleiden

Chinese

• Gemünd
• Schleiden main town

Greek

• Aristotle and Dimitra, Malsbenden: Medium price range, only a small selection of the main courses under 10 EUR. Good quality, exemplary sanitary facilities

nightlife

• Theater in Gemünd, around 8 performances per year, including Grenzlandtheater Aachen

accommodation

Group accommodation

• Youth hostel in Gemünd

medium

Upscale

50.59266.495861  Kermeterschänke, Wolf garden. Tel.: 49 (092444 2116, Email: [email protected]. Hotel and restaurant.last change: not specified

Learn

Work

security

health

• Wellness offers in Gemünd
• Otherwise there is a hospital in Schleiden

Practical advice

German is spoken in the Rhenish style

trips

Day trips by bike

• Rursee (18 km from Schleiden to Rurberg on the shortest route, 25 km with a few easy inclines in both directions, Heimbach (18 km with moderate inclines), Mariawald Abbey (15 km with moderate inclines in both directions)
• Mechernich with the Rhenish open-air museum in Kommern (18 km between the main towns with moderate inclines)
• Hellenthal
  • Wildlife park (8 km, slightly uphill)
  • Rescheid visitor mine (13 km, slight inclines, sloping in the opposite direction)
  • Ardennes Center near Losheim (28 km, moderate inclines)
  • Reifferscheid Castle (7 km, slight inclines, sloping in the opposite direction)
• Monschau (25 km, moderate inclines)
• Blankenheim (Ahr), Distance between the main towns: 20 km, inconvenient connection with public. Means of transport. Museums and half-timbered houses in the main town.
  • On Carnival Saturday the ghost parade takes place there.
  • Bathing lake in the district of Freilingen.
  • Trappist Abbey Maria Frieden
  • District of Kronenburg, townscape, bathing lake

combined day trips by bike and train

via the train station Kall

• Gerolstein and Bitburg
• Euskirchen
• Bruehl (Rhineland) With Phantasialand

Other destinations

Better with the car, at least partially

• Zülpich
• Huertgenwald
• Nideggen
• Roetgen
• Eupen with the house of Ternell
• Rurtal
• Ahr Valley
• High Fens
• Schneifel with winter sports and the Eifel Mountains White stone and Black man

Web links

• https://www.schleiden.de/ - Schleiden official website