As a museum for industrial, economic and social history of the Aachen region, Zinkhütter Hof shows the development of one of the oldest industrial regions in Central Europe. A unique testimony to local industrial history is the Zinkhütter Hof itself...
With a diameter of 100 metres, the Radio Telescope Effelsberg is one of the largest fully mobile radio telescopes on earth. Since its commissioning in 1972, the company has continuously worked on improving its technology (e. g. B. a new surface of the antenna dish, better receivers for high-quality data, extremely lownoise electronics) so that even today it is still considered one of the most modern telescopes in the world.
Close to the border between the Eifel and the Ardennes in the municipality of Hellenthal is Reifferscheid Castle, first mentioned in 1106, a medieval hilltop castle typical of the Eifel. The current system of castle ruins, outer bailey and fortified castle settlement reflects the change in this former mansion.
The Gallo-Roman cemetery near the road (between Wasserbillig and Lellig) was discovered in 1970. The finds of the Gallo-Roman grave can be dated to between 75 and 100 AD, and suggest that those buried here belonged to a rich family.
Der Eifelblick " Auf Heilert"liegt auf 612 Metern und bietet einen eindrucksvollen Blick bis zum Nürburgring und Bad Münstereifel.
Panoramic view of the Rursee from Steckenborn.
Mobile home pitch on the farm
In the Donnerwetter.de weather park on the almost 700 meter high White Stone in the Eifel, there are insights into the weather, climate and people. In the exhibition hall you can find out how various weather phenomena such as thunderstorms or hurricanes arise.
The Eifel view "Grünenthal" near Monschau-Imgenbroich offers a view over the valley of the upper Rur at an altitude of 490 meters above sea level before it flows into the Rur reservoir.
The Siechhaus - familiar, innovative, nostalgic