Kornelimünster/Walheim

Kornelimünster/Walheim
Kornelimünster/Walheim
Stadtbezirk of Aachen
	Location of Kornelimünster/Walheim
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	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

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

Anna Church in Walheim
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

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

References

^ 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.

External links

[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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