Kornelimünster/Walheim is the southernmost Stadtbezirk (borough) 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.[2] The countryside is called Münsterländchen.

Kornelimünster/Walheim
Borough of Aachen
Location of Kornelimünster/Walheim
Kornelimünster/Walheim Show map of Germany Kornelimünster/Walheim Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 50°43′17″N 6°10′49″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
District	Urban district
City	Aachen
Area
• Total	37.03 km2 (14.30 sq mi)
Elevation	240 m (790 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[1]
• Total	15,289
• Density	410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	52076

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
• 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

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  Chapel in Kornelimünster
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  der Napoleonsberg in Kornelimünster
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  Streetview of Friesenrath
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  Streetview of Schleckheim
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  Streetview of Eich
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  Streetview of Hahn
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  Streetview of Lichtenbusch
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  Streetview of Nütheim
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  Streetview of Oberforstbach
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  Streetview of Sief
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  View of Schmithof
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  Walheim church

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 to 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

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

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. Montebourg is a commune in the Manche department (Basse-Normandie) in Normandy in north-western France. It is located southeast of Cherbourg.

References

External links

• District website for Kornelimünster/Walheim
• Art of North Rhine-Westphalia

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