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Würselen | ||
federal state | North Rhine-Westphalia | |
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Residents | 38.712 (2019) | |
height | 170 m | |
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The town Würselen lies in the Cologne Bay and adjoins Aachen.
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Würselen borders the city of Aachen to the northeast. Other neighboring communities are Herzogenrath, Alsdorf, Eschweiler
getting there
Airports
The nearest commercial airports are Maastricht Aachen Airport(IATA: MST), 2 hours travel time by rail and bus about Heerlen) as well as the Cologne-Bonn Airport
(IATA: CGN) , 2 1/4 hours about Aachen and Cologne).
The airfield 1 Aachen-Merzbrück(IATA: AAH) is located west of the village of Merzbrück, east of the A 44 (exit 5a), directly south of the B 264. It is approved for aircraft up to 3000 kg and for helicopters up to 5,600 kg, cf. [1]. Regional buses Eschweiler stop in “Eschweiler Röhe junction Merzbrück”, approx. 2 km from the airport.
By train
- The next train stop is Aachen-Eilendorf, 3 km away, with direct connections to Heerlen above Aachen and after to water above Cologne. The train stops are 5 km away Kohlscheid and Alsdorf.
- 8 km away Aachen Central Station, with other connections, including ICE and Thalys; There are bus connections from Würselen.
- 10 km away Kerkrade Center and with it the network of the Dutch railways. It is about 13 km away Heerlen, with connections of the Dutch IC.
mobility
Public transport
Würselen is part of the Aachen transport association. As a special feature, price level 1 extends to the neighboring towns as well as Würselen Alsdorf and Herzogenrath as well as the bus route 34 to Kerkrade.
Würselen has neither a train station nor a central bus station. At the stops Park Hotel near the center and Kaninsberg Several lines and directions meet in the industrial park.
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The cycle expressway leads through Würselen Aachen - Jülich. Furthermore, Würselen is on the Water castle route and the Green route.
Tourist Attractions
- 1 Wilhelmstein Castle. Ruin of a castle in the valley of the worm. Today it is primarily known as an event location with an open-air stage.
- 2 St. Sebastian. Tel.: 49 (0)2405 426290. The parish church of St. Sebastian zu Würselen is one of St. Sebastian church in the center of Würselen. The mighty three-aisled basilica, often referred to as the "Würselener Dom", goes back to a new building planned by Laurenz Mefferdatis in 1725, which was expanded from 1906 to 1908 by the Aachen district architect Heinrich van Kann.
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Web links
- http://www.wuerselen.de - The official website of Würselen