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Delve into Winden
The district Winden of Kreuzau in Cologne District (North Rhine-Westphalia) is a subburb in Germany about 322 mi south-west of Berlin, the country's capital town.
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Dueren, Merzenich, Hurtgenwald, Vettweiss and Niederzier. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 45 °F
Morning Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
Evening Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
Night Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 65% |
Air Pressure | 1008 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 97% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 26th of April 2024
11°C (52 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
16°C (61 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
16°C (61 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Christophorus Romantik-Landhaus
Mein-Domizil-Hotel
Rotes Einhorn Garni
Hotel Zur Lohe
Mariaweiler Hof
Düren´s Post Hotel
Rosenflora
Jägerhof
Thome
Burgholz
Videos from this area
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2010-10-01-Eifel Tour
Zungenbrecher - Three Street Triples on Speed Trip! Sorry, aber leider wackelt die Camera auf dem Seat Cover immer noch ein wenig... Björn, Robert und Thomas auf einer kleinen Feierabend...
Burg Nideggen was de zetel van de machtige graven en hertogen van Gulik
De ruïne van burcht Nideggen is een hoogteburcht in de stad Nideggen in het Duitse Kreis Düren in de deelstaat Noordrijn-Westfalen. De burcht is in het bezit van Kreis Düren. De rechthoekige...
CTC-Trophy Nideggen 2010
Hier seht ihr einen Teil der Strecke welche wir am Sonntag zurücklegen werden. Keine Sorge die besten Teile seht ihr nicht ;)
Nideggen | Eifel | Rhein-Eifel.TV
http://www.rhein-eifel..tv/nideggen.htm - Portrait der Stadt Nideggen in der Eifel. Geschichte und Sehenswürdigkeiten wie die Burg Nideggen, die romanische Kirche St. Johannes Baptist, die...
Trailer - Sherpa Trophy 2014 in Nideggen
Heute abend habe ich die 213 Videoclips (23 GB HD Material) gesichtet die ich bei der Sherpa Trophy 2014 gemacht habe. Hier schon mal ein kleiner Vorgeschmack auf dass, was in den nächsten...
SHERPA TROPHY impressions with the Reepster
On August 29./30./31 the SHERPA TROPHY took place at the wonderful Waldheim/Schlagstein near Nideggen in the middle of Germany. Here are a fiew impressions onboard with steelhog named ...
Mitflug Christoph Europa 1 von Nideggen-Schmidt zum Krankenhaus Lendersdorf
Umsetzerflug von Nideggen - Schmidt nach Lendersdorf über das Rurtal, zunächst Nideggen - Brück, dann hoch über Nideggen mit Schwenker über die Rettungswache und anschließend entlang...
Obermaubach in der Eifel - Herbst 2010
ein Film von Michael Bolten http://www.bolten.gmxhome.de/ Seit über 850 Jahren ist Obermaubach als Grafschaft Molbach historisch belegt. Geschichtlich wird eine Burg erwähnt, die jedoch...
Brand-Riders Tour 13.07.2013 nach Nideggen
Brand-Riders Tour von Aachen Brand nach Nideggen und zurück. Guide: Dieter.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Battle of Hürtgen Forest
The Battle of Hürtgen Forest is the name given to the series of fierce battles fought between U.S. and German forces during World War II in the Hürtgen Forest, which became the longest battle on German ground during World War II, and the longest single battle the U.S. Army has ever fought. The battles took place from 19 September 1944 to 10 February 1945, over barely 50 sq mi, east of the Belgian–German border. The U.S.
Düren (district)
Düren is a Kreis (district) in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Heinsberg, Neuss, Rhein-Erft-Kreis, Euskirchen and Aachen.
Battle of Tolbiac
The Battle of Tolbiac was fought between the Franks under Clovis I and the Alamanni. The date of the battle has traditionally been given as 496, though other accounts suggest it may have been fought in 506. The site of "Tolbiac", or "Tulpiacum" is usually given as Zülpich, North Rhine-Westphalia, about 60 km east of what is now the German-Belgian frontier. The Franks were successful at Tolbiac and established their hegemony over the Alamanni.
Mariawald Abbey
Mariawald Abbey is a monastery of the Trappists (formally known as the Cistercians of the Strict Observance), located above the village of Heimbach, in the district of Düren in the Eifel, in the forests around Mount Kermeter, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Hill 400, Bergstein
Hill 400 is the name given by Allied forces during World War II to a 400 metres high hill located 1 kilometre east of the village center of Bergstein, Germany (near Brandenberg). Today this hill is predominantly called by its civil name Burgberg (English: castle mountain or castle hill). This small mountain provides a view over the entire Hürtgen Forest area and was strategically important as a vantage point and German artillery station during the Battle of Hurtgen Forest in 1944.
Krawutschke Tower
The Krawutschke Tower is a 13 metre tall observation tower in the Hürtgenwald municipality in Germany, about one kilometer east of the village center of Bergstein, approximately 10 km south of Düren. The Krawutschke Tower is 400.5 m above sea level, situated on the Burgberg (Engl. castle mountain), which, during World War II, also had the Allied-given name Hill 400 due to its elevation. The Krawutschke Tower has three platforms, one above the other, each separated by three meters.
Hürtgen Forest
The Hürtgen forest is located along the border between Belgium and Germany in the southwest corner of the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Scarcely 50 square miles in area, the forest lies within a triangle outlined by Aachen, Monschau, and Düren. The Rur River runs along the eastern edge of the forest. The terrain of the Hürtgen Forest is characterized by plunging valleys that carve through broad plateaus.
House of Mérode
The princely house of Merode is one of the most important houses of the Belgian nobility. The surname of the family and the name of the House is nowadays mostly written de Merode in. The name is also spelled van Merode in Dutch and von Merode in German. The House of Mérode played an important role in the history of the Southern Netherlands and the Kingdom of Belgium.
Ordensburg Vogelsang
Ordensburg Vogelsang is a former national socialist estate placed at the former military training area in the national park Eifel in North Rhine-Westphalia. The landmarked and completely preserved estate was used by the National Socialists between 1936 and 1939 as an educational centre for future leaders. Since 1 January 2006 the area is open to visitors. It is one of the largest architectural relics of National Socialism. The gross area of the landmarked buildings is 50,000 m².
Naturschutzsee Füssenich
Naturschutzsee Füssenich is a lake in Westdeutschland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a depth of 28 m, its surface area is 65 ha.
Lucherberger See
Lucherberger See is a lake in Inden, Kreis Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. At an elevation of, its surface area is 56 ha.
Kelz Airfield
Kelz Airfield is a former World War II military airfield in Germany. It was located about 2 miles north of Vettweiß (Nordrhein-Westfalen); approximately 315 miles southwest of Berlin. The airfield was built by the United States Army Air Forces during March 1945 as a temporary Advanced Landing Ground as part of the Western Allied invasion of Germany. It was closed in July 1945 and dismantled.
Olef
Olef is a river of Germany. It flows through the Eifel in the western part of the country.
Düren station
Düren station is located to the north of the centre of Düren and is the largest station in the city and the district of Düren. It is located at the intersection of the Cologne–Aachen high-speed line with the lines to Linnich, Heimbach and Euskirchen. Until 1992 it was also connected to the Erft Railway. The train is served by Regional-Express, Regionalbahn and S-Bahn trains. It is the terminus of line S12 Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn.
Merzenich station
Merzenich is a railway station situated at Merzenich, Kreis Düren in western Germany. It is served by the S12 line of the Cologne S-Bahn.
Buir station
Buir is a railway station situated at Kerpen, Rhein-Erft-Kreis in western Germany. It is served by the S12 line of the Cologne S-Bahn.
Langerwehe station
Langerwehe station is a station in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia on the Cologne–Aachen high-speed railway. It is in the centre of Langerwehe in the district of Düren, about 25 km east of Aachen.
Olef (river)
Olef is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Urft (river)
Urft is a 31.1 mile long river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Kall (Rur)
Kall (Rur) is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Stadttheater Düren
Stadttheater Düren is a theatre in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Vogelsang Military Training Area
Vogelsang Military Training Area lay in the German North Eifel hills between the villages of Simmerath, Heimbach and Schleiden in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It was established in 1946 and handed back at the end of 2005, and consisted of the grounds of the former Nazi leadership training centre in the fort of Vogelsang on the Erpenscheid hill plus additional terrain including the so-called Dreiborn Plateau. In the north and east it was bounded by the Urft Reservoir.
Urft Dam
The Urft Dam is a 58.50 metre high dam in the southwestern part of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It was built in 1905. The dam impounds the River Urft in the district of Euskirchen to create the Urft Reservoir (Urftstausee), 2.16 km² in area. The reservoir is also called the Urftsee (Lake Urft).
Rur Dam
The Rur Dam is a 77.2 metre high dam located in the southwestern part of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It was built in 1939 and impounds the River Rur to form the Rur Reservoir (Rurstausee or Rursee) which is 7.83 km² in area. It lies within the districts of Aachen and Düren.
Kermeter
The Kermeter is an upland region, up to 527.8 m above sea level, which is part of the North Eifel in the districts of Aachen, Düren and Euskirchen in the southwestern part of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. The Kermeter ridge is covered by a forest, some 33 km² in area, that is one of the largest contiguous, deciduous forests in the Rhineland. Since 1 January 2004 it has formed the core zone of the Eifel National Park.