Kornelimünster/Walheim

Kornelimünster/Walheim
Stadtbezirk of Aachen
Kornelimünster/Walheim
Coordinates: 50°43′17″N 6°10′49″E / 50.72139°N 6.18028°E / 50.72139; 6.18028Coordinates: 50°43′17″N 6°10′49″E / 50.72139°N 6.18028°E / 50.72139; 6.18028
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
District Kornelimünster/Walheim
City Aachen
Area
 • Total 37.03 km2 (14.30 sq mi)
Elevation 240 m (790 ft)
Population (2006-12-31)
 • Total 16,070
 • Density 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 52076
View of Kornelimünster, with Walheim on the horizon

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.

Communities

Kornelimünster
Aerial view of Walheim, 2005
  • 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
  • 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)
  • Eich


Pictures

Landmarks/Attractions

the Varnenum, an excavated temple complex from the Gallo-Roman era
  • 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
  • Iter and Inde valley

Events

Open air carnival Kornelimünster
  • Historical fairground (Kornelimünster)
  • Thanksgiving (Walheim)
  • Carnival (Lichtenbusch/Oberforstbach)
  • Open air carnival (Kornelimünster)
  • Festival of stars (Schleckheim)

Twin towns and sister cities

Montebourg - L'église Saint-Jacques
  • Montebourg (France), a sister city of Walheim since 1960, which was carried over to the district after Kornelimünster and Walheim were merged in 1972. Montebourg is a commune in the Manche department (Basse-Normandie) in Normandy in north-western France. It is located southeast of Cherbourg.

References

  1. ↑ Bünermann, Martin; Köstering, Heinz (1975). Communities and Districts After the Area Community Reform in North Rhine-Westphalia (Die Gemeinden und Kreise nach der kommunalen Gebietsreform in Nordrhein-Westfalen). Köln: German Publishing Community (Deutscher Gemeindeverlag). ISBN 3-555-30092-X.
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