Wassenberg - Wassenberg

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Wassenberg
federal stateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Residents
18.292 (2019)
height
50 m
Tourist info 49 (0)2432 9331958
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Wassenberg

The town Wassenberg is located near the border with the Netherlands in the city triangle Aachen – Mönchengladbach – Cologne. The next largest city in the Netherlands is Roermond.

background

Wassenberg is mentioned for the first time in the Klosterrath annals (Klosterrath is today's Rolduc near Herzogenrath). In 1020, Emperor Heinrich II. (1002-1024) gave rich land holdings in Wassenberg and Kleve to the Flemish noblemen Gerhard and Rüdiger von Antoing for their services. The lords von Wassenberg, Heinsberg, Geldern and Krickenbeck are descended from this family.

On January 1, 1972, the municipal reorganization also resulted in a reorganization of the city of Wassenberg with the districts of Wassenberg, Birgelen, Myhl, Orsbeck, Effeld and Ophoven.

The open river valley of the Rur and the wooded slopes of the Wassenberger Horst characterize the charming landscape of the urban area of ​​Wassenberg. Coniferous, deciduous and extensive swamp forests merge into the open, agriculturally used areas. More than 35% of the urban area is covered with forest. Wassenberg looks forward to your visit.

getting there

By plane

By train

linedescriptioncourse
RE 4Wupper ExpressAachen Hbf. - Mönchengladbach Hbf. - Düsseldorf Hbf - Dortmund Hbf
RB 33Rhine-Niers RailwayAachen Hbf. - Mönchengladbach Hbf. - Krefeld - Duisburg Hbf.

By bus

  • There are several bus stops in the transport association (VRR) in the city, served by the bus routes
  • Timetable information
lineConnections to and from Wassenberg
AVV 405Erkelenz - (Schwanenberg) - Gerderath - Wassenberg - Karken - Heinsberg and back
AVV 409(Wassenberg) - Ratheim - Hückelhoven - Brachelen - Lindern - Linnich, and back
AVV 413Wegberg - Dalheim - Wassenberg - Heinsberg and back
AVV 495Lövenich - Baal - Hückelhoven - Ratheim - Wassenberg and back
SB 1Erkelenz - Wassenberg - Heinsberg - Geilenkirchen - Übach-Palenberg and back

In the street

The city of Wassenberg is conveniently located to the cities Dusseldorf, Cologne, Aachen, Mönchengladbach and Maastricht. It has a connection to the in 5 km Federal motorway 46. The federal road 221 runs through the city area.

By bicycle

On foot

mobility

Map of Wassenberg
  • Taxi Schmitz, Mühltalweg 12, 41844 Wegberg. Tel.: 49 (0)2432 4027, Email: .
  • Taxi Kamphausen, Erkelenzer Strasse 137. Tel.: 49 (0)2432 933600, Email: .

Tourist Attractions

Churches

  • Church of St. Georg in Wassenberg

  • Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Effeld

  • Church of St. Mary of the Assumption in Ophoven

  • Church of St. Martin in Orsbeck

  • Church of St. Martin in Steinkirchen

  • St. Lambertus Church in Birgelen

Castle, palaces, country house

  • Wassenberg Castle

  • Burgfried Wassenberg

  • Elsum Castle

  • Effeld Castle

  • House Neuerburg

  • Georgsdenkmal Wassenberg

Buildings

  • Rossor in Wassenberg

  • Wassenberg city fortifications

  • Former train station

  • Immunity sheet

  • Wingertsmühle

  • Water fountain at the Roßtor

Monuments

library

Parks and nature reserves

Twin town

  • The city of Wassenberg has had an official twinning with the French city of Pontorson since 1968. Pontorson is scenic in Normandy on the Coegnon river. The most famous landmark of the Pontorson region is the Mont St. Michel, an attraction for countless tourists.

activities

Recreation

Sports

Equestrian sport

Events

shop

  • Numerous shops, banks and savings banks, supermarkets, restaurants, hotels and small shops are located in the city center of Wassenberg. The smaller parts of the city are sparsely populated with shops.
  • The city of Wassenberg offers free parking.
  • Wassenberg trade association * The Gewerbeverein Wassenberg is the voluntary association of commercial enterprises within the city of Wassenberg.

kitchen

Cafes

nightlife

  • Las Vegas gaming center, Graf-Gerhard-Strasse 26, 41849 Wassenberg. Tel.: 49 (0)2432 9070490.

accommodation

RV park

Holiday apartment

Hotel and pension

Learn

Work

health

Practical advice

trips

literature

  • Wassenberg, history of a living space by Heribert Heinrichs, Mönchengladbach 1987, ISBN 3-87448-130-1 .
  • Lower Rhine water mills guide, by Hans Vogt, ISBN 3-00-002906-0 .
  • Precious and beautiful in the Heinsberg district, by Edwin Pinzek, 1998, ISBN 3-00-002967-2 .
  • Handbook of the Diocese of Aachen, Third edition 1994, ISBN 3-87448-172-7 .

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