Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Monschau, Germany

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Number of sights 11 sights
Distance 2 km
Ascend 96 m
Descend 121 m

Experience Monschau in Germany in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Monschau

Sight 1: Felsenkeller Brauerei

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The Felsenkeller Brewery Museum was located in Monschau in the Aachen city region of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Wikipedia: Brauerei-Museum Felsenkeller (DE)

580 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 2: Burg Monschau

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Burg Monschau Steffen Heinz Caronna / CC BY 3.0

Monschau Castle is a castle in the eponymous town of Monschau in the southern part of the Region of Aachen in Germany. It is used today as a youth hostel and in summer as a venue for concerts and operas.

Wikipedia: Monschau Castle (EN)

121 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: Schlosskapelle

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The castle chapel in Monschau is a listed church building on the edge of Monschau Castle and was the first church in the village until 1650. It was first mentioned in 1369 and placed under the patronage of Saints Martin and Joseph. Since 1917, the chapel has been owned by the neighboring Maria-Hilf-Stift and has served as a communication center for the old people's home there since 1980.

Wikipedia: Schlosskapelle (Monschau) (DE)

118 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: St. Mariä Geburt

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The Church of St. Mary's Nativity is a listed Baroque church building in Monschau in the Aachen city region of North Rhine-Westphalia. It was built from 1649 to 1650 by the Premonstratensian Fathers of the former monastery of Reichenstein near Kalterherberg and on the initiative of their prior, Stephan Horrichem, as the first parish church in the community.

Wikipedia: St. Mariä Geburt (Monschau) (DE)

117 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Pauls’sches Haus

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The Pauls'sche Haus is a typical representative Monschau town house, which was built in the second half of the 18th century. The client was Paul Christoph Scheibler. In 1824 it was acquired by Hermann Pauls. It has been owned by the city since 1921. The house with house numbers 1 to 3 is located on the city road directly on the Rur and is registered in the Monschau monument register under monument number 25.

Wikipedia: Pauls’sches Haus (DE)

91 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Monschau City Church

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Monschau City Church

The Evangelical City Church of Monschau is a church in Monschau in the Aachen city region in North Rhine-Westphalia and is registered under number 57 in the list of monuments in Monschau. It is a church of the Evangelical parish of Monschauer Land in the church district of Aachen of the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland.

Wikipedia: Evangelische Stadtkirche Monschau (DE), Website

70 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Rotes Haus

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The Red House in Monschau, North Rhine-Westphalia, is a former ancestral home of the Scheibler family of entrepreneurs and is now accessible as a museum that presents bourgeois living culture at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries. The large patrician house was probably built between 1752 and 1768 by the cloth manufacturer Johann Heinrich Scheibler. Because of its façade color, it is called the Red House.

Wikipedia: Rotes Haus (Monschau) (DE), Website

61 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Troistorff House

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Haus Troistorff in Monschau is a listed residential building in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Wikipedia: Haus Troistorff (DE)

128 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Amtsgericht Monschau

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Monschau is the seat of the district court of Monschau, which is responsible for the city of Monschau and the municipality of Simmerath in the southern city region of Aachen. Around 28,400 people live in the 206 km² judicial district. Neighboring district courts are Aachen, Düren, Eschweiler and Schleiden.

Wikipedia: Amtsgericht Monschau (DE)

218 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 10: Haller

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Haller Steffen Heinz Caronna / CC BY 3.0

The Haller is an old fortification from the 13th century in Monschau. Today, the complex, which is located opposite Monschau Castle, is regarded as an independent fortification structure and not as a parked watchtower of Monschau Castle.

Wikipedia: Haller (Befestigung) (DE)

490 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 11: Fotografie-Forum der StädteRegion Aachen

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The Photography Forum of the Aachen City Region is a museum location in Monschau with a focus on photography. The house is open to all interested parties on six days a week as an exhibition and cultural meeting place with free admission.

Wikipedia: Kunst- und Kulturzentrum Monschau (DE), Website

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