The Vennvorland joins that north High Fens and is therefore the northernmost foothills of the Eifel in North Rhine-Westphalia upstream. It is significantly lower than the plateau. It starts west in Belgium in the Eupener Land and continues to Germany. It includes the natural areas of the Vennfuß area and the Aachen hill country. A large part of the region is taken up by the city of Aachen.
Regions
The southern part of the region, around Aachen-Kornelimünster, will Munsterland called.
places
Eschweiler and Long woe are at the transition from the Venn foreland to the Jülich-Zülpicher Börde.
Other goals
- Belgian-German-Dutch border triangle Vaals
background
language
getting there
Airports
- Maastricht Aachen Airport (35-55 km away; about 1:40 hours by bus to Aachen)
- Liege Airport (60–70 km, one hour by bus and train to Aachen)
- Cologne Bonn Airport (75–90 km, 1–1: 20 hours by train to Stolberg or Aachen)
- Dusseldorf Airport (95–100 km, 1: 40–2 hours by train to Stolberg or Aachen)
By train
Long-distance trains (DB, Thalys) stop in Aachen.
In the street
The A4 (Cologne – Aachen – Maastricht) and A44 (Mönchengladbach – Aachen – Liège) motorways as well as the B 258 Aachen – Trier run through the region.
mobility
There is good, otherwise moderate bus traffic within the urban area of Aachen. The connections between the Aachen and Stolberg districts are unfavorable; The connection to neighboring Belgian towns can also be improved.
Inclines make cycling difficult.
Tourist Attractions
activities
- hike
- Pilgrimage (Kornelioktav), cf. Kornelimünster
