Welcherath

#5645 among destinations in Germany

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Welcherath is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Vulkaneifel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Kelberg, whose seat is in the like-named municipality. ()

Alternative names: Population: ~130 ppl (2019)Area: 1.23 mi²Coordinates: 50°19'13"N, 6°57'57"E

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Rhineland-PalatinateGermany

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Welcherath – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Nürburgring, Ring Racer, Nürburg Castle, Hohe Acht.

1.3 miNW
Sport venue, Sport
Nürburgring, Nürburg
34 min walk • The Nürburgring is a 150,000 person capacity motorsports complex located in the town of Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
1.3 miNW
Amusement, Amusement park, Amusement ride
Ring Racer, Nürburg
33 min walk • Ring Racer, stylized as Ring°racer, is a Formula One-themed roller coaster which was due to open on August 15, 2009 at the Nürburgring race course as part of the Nürburgring 2009 project.
1.9 miN
Forts and castles
Nürburg Castle, Nürburg
49 min walk • The Nürburg is a ruined hilltop castle in the German Eifel Mountains near the village of Nürburg south of Adenau in the district of Ahrweiler in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It stands within the famous North Loop, or Nordschleife, of the Nürburgring racing course at an altitude of 678 m on a volcanic basalt cone.
5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hohe Acht
127 min walk • Nestled within the verdant landscape of the Eifel region in Germany, Hohe Acht stands as the highest mountain in the area, reaching an elevation of 747 meters. This serene peak offers a respite from the hustle and bustle of everyday life and is a popular destination...
6.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Raßberg
163 min walk • At 668 m above sea level the Raßberg is one of the highest mountains in the Eifel region on the German and Belgian border. It lies within the municipality of Arft in the collective municipality of Vordereifel within sight of the Eifel's highest peak, the Hohe Acht.
3.3 miS
Natural attraction, Mountain
Hochkelberg, Mosbrucher Weiher
84 min walk • At 674.9 metres the Hochkelberg is one of the ten highest mountains in the Vulkan Eifel in Germany. It is a former stratovolcano, at the southern foot of which lies the Mosbrucher Weiher, an explosion crater lake or maar.
6.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Eifel
164 min walk • The Eifel is a low mountain range in western Germany and eastern Belgium. It occupies parts of southwestern North Rhine-Westphalia, northwestern Rhineland-Palatinate and the southern area of the German-speaking Community of Belgium.
5.2 miE
Forts and castles
Virneburg
134 min walk • Virneburg Castle is a ruined hill castle on a slate hill, 430 m above sea level, around which the Nitzbach stream flows. It stands above the village of Virneburg in the county of Mayen-Koblenz in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
4.6 miN
Town
Adenau, Adenau
117 min walk • Adenau is a Verbandsgemeinde in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the municipality is in Adenau.
2 miE
View point
Booser Eifelturm, Booser Doppelmaar
51 min walk • The Boos Eiffel Tower near Boos in the Volcanic Eifel is a 25-meter-high observation tower.
4.5 miS
Locality
Gunderath
116 min walk • One of the main attractions in Gunderath is the nearby volcanic crater lakes, known as the "Eifel Maare". These stunning bodies of water were formed by volcanic activity thousands of years ago and now offer a unique and beautiful landscape for visitors to explore.