Stolberg (Rhineland) - Stolberg (Rheinland)

Stolberg (Rhld.) is a city in the Aachen city region. It is located about 10 kilometers east of Aachen.

background

Stolberg is a city in Rhineland. It has had great economic importance for the brass industry since the 16th century. Raw materials for the production of this alloy as well as ideal working conditions for the processing of the metal due to the existing hydropower gave rise to industrial yards, so-called copper yards, over several centuries. Most of them still exist today. These contemporary witnesses form the origin of the local metalworking industry. As a result of the ore mining in the region, unique landscapes with partly endemic flora emerged. Stolberg owns the districts of Atsch, Breinig, Breinigerberg, Büsbach, Donnerberg, Dorff, Gressenich, Mausbach, Münsterbusch, Oberstolberg, Schevenhütte, Unterstolberg, Venwegen, Vicht, Vicht-Breingerberg, Werth and Doubt.Stolberg officially bears the name since 2013 Copper city.

getting there

Visitors to the city of Stolberg have the option of arriving by plane, car, train or bus.

By plane

Airports that are suitable for arrival are Maastricht-Aachen (MST) [1], Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)[2] as Dusseldorf (DUS) [3]. At the airfield Aachen-Merzbrück[4] Passenger planes with up to eight people can land.

By train

You can get there via the on the railway line Aachen-Cologne lying 50.79476.219441 Stolberg (Rhineland) Central Station respectively. This is served every half hour by the NRW-Express RE 1 or the Rhein-Sieg-Express RE 9 and the Euregiobahn RB20. The main train station is an important railway junction in the region, but is rarely the destination of the trip itself, as it is far outside and has poor connections to the bus network. However, there is a taxi rank and a large number of free parking spaces. On the other hand, the is quite central 50.77366.223842 Stolberg Mühlen train station where the bus station is also located. Other train stations in Stolberg are 50.78516.218923 Stolberg granulator, 50.76866.229854 Stolberg Town Hall and 50.76436.230555 Stolberg old town.

By bus

Stolberg is connected to the network of Aachener Verkehrsverein AVV connected and connected by buses 1, 12, 22, 25 and 125 with the center of the city of Aachen, which can be reached in 30 to 45 minutes, depending on the bus route chosen. The central bus station is located at the Mühlen train station

In the street

The A 4, A 44 and A 544 motorways are suitable for arriving by car. The Eschweiler-West, Eschweiler-Ost and Weisweiler exits of the A 4 provide access to the city for travelers from Cologne within 10-15 minutes. Vehicles from the neighboring one Belgium as Dusseldorf should take the A 44 at the motorway exits Aachen fire and leave Broichweiden. If the traveler uses the Würselen / Verlautenheide exit of the A 544, Stolberg can be reached within 10 minutes.

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Tourist Attractions

The townscape of Stolberg is characterized by the castle built on a rock from the 12th century. The building is surrounded by narrow streets with houses made of limestone or half-timbered houses. Cobblestone pavement is used for many streets. Night watchman tours offered by the city administration at regular intervals, which are carried out by tourist guides dressed in historical clothing, bring those interested in closer to the historical buildings.

Churches

Stolberg has numerous places of worship. The Lutheran ones dating from 1624/1625 are of particular historical importance 50.767796.234881 Vogelsang Church as well as the one built in 1725 50.76616.23432 Finkenberg Church.

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  Vogelsang Church

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  Finkenberg Church

The Protestant church in the Zweifall district dates from 1683. Its pulpit altar made of white marble makes it worth seeing.

Castles, chateaus and palaces

The cityscape is created by the 12th century and built on a rock towering over the city 50.76696.232783 Stolberg Castle embossed. The building can be visited by appointment and on special occasions. Events and castle gastronomy invite visitors. The Christmas market that takes place in the knight's hall in the run-up to Christmas is well known.

Buildings

Copper yards, former industrial yards, once shaped the cityscape of Stolberg. These buildings, some of which were erected as splendid buildings, not only served as factory buildings, but also provided protection from wandering groups by means of moats or walls. However, many buildings only served to demonstrate the fortunes of the company owners, the copper masters. The most important copper yards in Stolberg are the Kupferhof Rosenthal, the Kupferhof Grünenthal, today the headquarters of the pharmaceutical company of the same name, as well as the Bleibtreu and copper yards 50.77946.220614 Lower courtyardType obtained from Wikidata. The oldest copper yard, built in the 16th century, is the 50.76646.233155 Adler pharmacy. It is located on Burgstrasse in the vicinity of the castle.

Monuments

There are numerous monuments in Stolberg. Many are reminiscent of the city's industrial history. A special monument was erected in front of the town hall. It is reminiscent of the old Stolberg figure of the bird singer. Another monument that commemorates the namesake of the Büsbach district is the Bareschesser. He is remembered in the form of a figure on the market square in Büsbach.

Museums

The city has several museums. The 50.7756.217016 Museum Zinkhütter Hof, built in a former industrial plant in the Münsterbusch district, gives an overview of the industrial history of the brass city. Numerous exhibits show the visitor the development of the industrial city.

Another small museum is located in the archway of Stolberg Castle. There are exhibits on local glass, copper, brass and soap production. There are also minerals and fossils from regional sites as well as some historical workshops such as a cobbler's shop, saddlery, blacksmith's shop and coffee roasting shop.

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  Museum in the Torburg

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  View into the Museum Zinkhütter Hof

The Zweifall district offers a special feature in the form of a museum sawmill. Historical objects from the field of silviculture are presented here.

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The copper master cemetery is a specialty of Stolberg. Since 1688 it has served as the burial place of all the important copper masters in Stolberg. Grave slabs with the family coat of arms are witnesses of a bygone era. The cemetery is in the immediate vicinity of the Finkenberg Church.

activities

Stolberg has an indoor swimming pool in the Münsterbusch district as well as its own tennis courts on the Hammerberg. A large fitness studio is located on the market square. The sports path at the Waldschänke car park in the Breinigerberg district is popular.

shop

Oberstolberg has a pedestrian zone with various shops, supermarkets and cafes. A branch of a large supermarket chain at the Altstadt train station offers further shopping opportunities. A multi-storey car park or open spaces offer parking in the immediate vicinity.

kitchen

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• Birkenhof, 52224 Stolberg-Venwegen, Mulartshütter Straße 20, 02408-5338

nightlife

accommodation

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• City-Hotel Garni am Kaiserplatz - Annika and Monika Lück, 52223 Stolberg, Grünthalstraße 2, 02402-9630
• Birkenhof, 52224 Stolberg-Venwegen, Mulartshütter Strasse 20, 02408-5338

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Practical advice

• 50.765796.231911  Stolberg tourism, Zweifaller Strasse 5. Tel.: 49 (0)2402 999 00 81, Email: [email protected]..last change: Sep. 2020

trips

The neighborhood of Stolberg encourages hiking in the Pre-Eifel at. At the same time, Stolberg is surrounded by numerous nature reserves that are worth visiting for their extraordinary flora and fauna. This includes the nature reserves Snake mountain, Bear stone and Brockenberg with their endemic calamine flora and the nature reserve Tatternsteine ​​with valley floodplain in the Gedautal with an extraordinary rock formation.

literature

• August Brecher and the Stolberger Heimat- und Geschichtsverein e. V .: History of the city of Stolberg in data. Contributions to the history of Stolberg and local history, Vol. 17, Aachen 1990. ISBN 3-89124-100-3
• Kutsch Franz, Stolberg, Rhld., 2nd edition Stolberg 1978.
• Dieter Mätschke: Stolberg walks. Vol. 1: Through the copper city, Meyer & Meyer Verlag Aachen.

Web links

• https://www.stolberg.de/ - Official website of Stolberg