Selfkant - Selfkant

The Selfkant is a community in North Rhine-Westphalia. As the westernmost municipality in Germany, Selfkant is one of the German ones Zipfelgemeinden. The municipal administration is located in Tüddern.

background

• Neighboring municipalities are:
  • In North Rhine-Westphalia: Forest damp, Gangelt
  • In the province Limburg (Netherlands): Onderbanks, Schinnen, Sittard jellies, Real-Susteren
• The next more important places are Sittard-Geelen, Roermond, Maastricht, Mönchengladbach

getting there

By plane

• Maastricht, 15 km, direct train connection to Sittard (1/4 hour) (unfortunately there is little information about how to continue to Selfkant)
• Dusseldorf, 50 km, with buses and trains over Geilenkirchen 2 hours driving time.

By rail and bus

• The next train stops are Sittard and Echt; the maximum distance to the Selfkant is 5 km. All districts of Selfkant near the border are served by regional buses; they reduce the necessary walking distance (taxi if necessary) to a maximum of 2 km.
  • Sittard is based out of the Dutch IC Heerlen and Amsterdam above Roermond as well as from regional railways Maastricht and Roermond served. Rail connections from southern Germany mostly lead over Aachen and Heerlen, Connections from northern Germany via Viersen, Venlo, Roermond. Connections off Belgium lead over Maastricht.
  • Real comes from regional trains Maastricht about Sittard and Roermond served.
  • The train stations in Roermond and Heerlen are about 20 km away, according to Maastricht it is about 50 km.
• The next DB breakpoint is Geilenkirchen; the distance is at least 12 km. The next German train station with IC stops is Aachen, 60 km away.
• The next stop on the Belgian train is Genk, in 30 km.

In the street

The B 56 from Geilenkirchen and the L 228 from Heinsberg reach Selfkant.

By boat

The closest navigable body of water is the Juliana Canal, about 10 km from the state border.

By bicycle

• The Rur-Ufer cycle path runs 20 km away.

mobility

Tourist Attractions

In addition to the historic Millen with many old buildings, a visit to the westernmost point of Germany near Isenbruch is recommended. The so-called Zipfelpass is available from the town hall.

Nature reserves:

• Rodebach – Roode Beek nature and landscape park
• Tüdderner Fenn
• Islet
• Hohbruch
• Höngener and Saeffeler Bruch

Museums:

• Selfkant Farm Museum in Tüddern, Whitsun with classic car meetings and craft market

Also:

• historical Selfkantbahn, one of the last narrow-gauge railways in North Rhine-Westphalia, there are St. Nicholas, asparagus and teddy bear rides
• wildlife Park in Gangelt (100 game species on 150 hectares, birds of prey air show, Easter egg hunt)
• many windmills on Selfkant-Mühlenstraße, information about the Association of Historic Mills in Selfkant e.V.

activities

With the junction system (Cycling by numbers) you can put together your own bike routes across borders to the Netherlands and Belgium.

At the beginning of May the Day of the horse instead of.

shop

kitchen

nightlife

accommodation

40 new RV sites in Gangelt.

health

Practical advice

Selfkant municipality, 52538 Selfkant-Tüddern, Am Rathaus 13. Tel.: 49 (0)2456 4990, Fax: 49 (0)2456 3828, Email: [email protected]. last change: not specified

trips

literature

Web links

• http://www.selfkant.de - Selfkant official website
• Monuments in the municipality of Selfkant
• Churches and chapels in the municipality of Selfkant
• LEADER region Selfkant
• Tourism website "Der Selfkant", currently unavailable due to construction work
• Zipfelgemeinden