Kornelimünster/Walheim
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Kornelimünster/Walheim | |
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Stadtbezirk of Aachen | |
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Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
District | Kornelimünster/Walheim |
City | Aachen |
Area | |
• Total | 37.03 km2 (14.30 sq mi) |
Population (2006-12-31) | |
• Total | 16,070 |
• Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Postal codes | 52076 |
Kornelimünster/Walheim is the southern-most district of Aachen, Germany, and borders the Eifel area of North Rhine-Westphalia, as well as Belgium. It became part of Aachen in 1972, after all of the communities surrounding the city were reorganized administratively.[1] The countryside is called Münsterländchen.
Contents
Communities
- Kornelimünster, Administrative seat of the district, with historic town center
- Walheim, central business area of the district, and its largest community
- Friesenrath, on the border with the Eifel community of Roetgen
- Hahn, on the Inde River
- Krauthausen
- Lichtenbusch, German-Belgian border town with a border crossing for A44/E40
- Nütheim
- Oberforstbach, including an industrial park on Pascalstraße (especially for businesses specializing in information technology)
- Schleckheim
- Schmithof on the Vennbahn
- Sief, with border crossing to Raeren (Belgium)
Pictures
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Walheim, kerk in straatzicht foto6 2011-03-23 16.34.JPG
Anna Church in Walheim
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Kornelimünster, straatzicht met kapel foto1 2011-03-24 10.55.JPG
Streetview of Kornelimünster
Twin towns and sister cities
- Montebourg (France), a sister city of Walheim since 1960, which was carried over to the district after Kornelimünster and Walheim were merged in 1972.
Landmarks/Attractions
- Kornelimünster’s historic city center, with timber framed structures on the Inde River
- former Kornelimünster Abbey, now the site of the Art of NRW, which is open to the public
- Kornelimünster Abbey gardens
- Provost Kornelimünster Church (originally from 814-817 AD)
- Varnenum - Excavations at Kornelimünster of a Gallo-Roman temple system
- former quarry and lime kiln in Walheim and Hahn (with posted information boards)
- Former quarry in Walheim now a large public space with playgrounds, minigolf, barbecue facilities and access to the Vennbahn path
- Historic landmark, St. Stephanus Church and cemetery
- Historic landmark, Maria in the Snow Chapel
- St. Anthony-Chapel, a small church that was destroyed in an earthquake and rebuilt in the 18th century
References
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External links
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