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| Zülpich | ||
| federal state | North Rhine-Westphalia | |
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| Residents | 20.174 (2019) | |
| height | 180 m | |
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Zülpich is a city in the Cologne Bay on the northeastern edge of the Eifel. Zülpich includes the districts of Weiler in der Ebene, Füssenich, Hoven, Langendorf, Eppenich, Bürvenich, Sinzenich, Lövenich, Ülpenich, Dürscheven
background
getting there
By plane
The nearest airport is that Cologne Bonn Airport (approx. 55 km away). The journey by train and bus over Düren or Cologne and Erftstadt or. Euskirchen takes between 1½ and 2 hours.
By train and regional bus
There is a train connection (every two to four hours during the week, every three hours on weekends / public holidays) from Euskirchen and Düren (Eifel-Bördebahn) to outside the center 1 Zülpich train station
. All trains have a direct connection to the 774 bus, which takes you to the city center or further to the Seepark.
Otherwise you have to go to the train stations Euskirchen, Düren or Erftstadt drive and change there to regional buses.
In the street
Motorway A1 Cologne – Trier, junction Euskirchen.
By bicycle
The valley route from Zülpich leads through Kerpen (Horrem train station: 38 km), Mechernich (Satzvey train station: 20 km), Nideggen (15 km) and the Rurtalsperre (23 km); as well as the moated castle route from Düren (27 km), Erftstadt (Liblar train station: 36 km) and Rheinbach (33 km). From Euskirchen train station it is 16 km to Zülpich, from Cologne (via Brühl and Erftstadt) 47 km.
mobility
- Regional buses
Tourist Attractions
- nearly completely preserved city wall with four preserved city gates
- Town hall tower
Churches
- St. Peter with lower church
- St. Margareta, Hoven
Castles and Palaces
- 1 Electoral Cologne state castle Zülpich
Buildings
- 2 House Spitz. Representative country house from the first half of the 19th century, originally built for the paper manufacturer Sieger, today the home of the publisher Hans Biermann, who also organizes concerts, vernissages and poetry readings here.
Museums
- 3 Römerthermen Zülpich - Museum of Bathing Culture.
The ruins of what is said to be the best preserved Roman thermal baths north of the Alps were supplemented by a presentation of the further development of bathing culture in the Middle Ages and in modern times. The museum was reopened in summer 2008 instead of the old "Propsteimuseum". Free tours are offered on Saturdays. There are also special exhibitions.Price: Adults: € 4, Reduced: € 3. - Zülpich history workshop
Parks
various
- Roman milestone at the Sophienhöhe near Zülpich-Hoven. A replica has been set up here, the original is in the Rheinisches Landesmuseum in Bonn kept.
activities
- Water sports in Zülpicher See. Paid parking lot, entrance fee to the lake.
- Funfairs, rifle festivals and similar events, especially in the city districts. Various carnival activities. The summer festival of the Lebenshilfe in Bürvenich is nice, and hikes are also offered.
kitchen
- Ristorante-Pizzeria Pinocchio, At the market 23. Tel.: (0)2252-7080. Price: Pizza / Pasta € 5.90–9.90.
nightlife
accommodation
- 1 Seepark mobile home port, At the water sports lake, 53909 Zülpich. 25 parking spaces for mobile homes on a green lawn, the access roads are paved with gravel. The Seepark mobile home port is in a quiet location and is framed by trees. It is located on the lake side of the street "Am Wassersportsee", approx. 200 meters from the main entrance of the Seepark Zülpich. Parking fee including power supply and applies up to 6:00 p.m. the following day. Fresh water: 1 euro at the disposal station (across the street).Open: 24/7.Price: EUR 9.00 / night.Types of payment accepted: coins only.
health
Practical advice
trips
- Zülpicher Börde
- Vettweiß (10 km northwest; regular direct bus connection)
- Euskirchen (12 km east; regular direct bus connection) - thermal baths and bathing world
- Erftstadt (16 km northeast; regular direct bus connection to Lechernich and Liblar): moated castles, bathing lakes
- Düren (20 km northwest)
- Pre-Eifel
- Mechernich (13 km south; connection with a call-line taxi) with the Rheinisches Freilichtmuseum Kommern
- Rureifel
- Nideggen (15 km to the west; complicated connections to the main town, individual direct connections to Wollersheim)
- Heimbach (17 km southwest; complicated connections to the main town, moderate connection to Vlatten with a change in Froitzheim or Wollersheim) with the Rursee
- Schleiden (27 km southwest)
combined excursions by bike and train
- Cologne and Bonn: in Erftstadt or Euskirchen Transition to the DB
- Hellenthal: Euskirchen to Kall
- Kall-Steinfeld: Euskirchen to Kall- Check with the DB
- of Euskirchen are off too Nettersheim and Blankenheim (Ahr) easily accessible
- Rurtal between Kreuzau and Heimbach; Partial stages with the Rurtalbahn or the DB to Euskirchen Düren and Cologne
