Herkelstein

#2050 among destinations in Germany

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Herkelstein is a hill, 434.5 m, in the northeastern part of the der Eifel, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It forms the highest point of the Eschweiler Ridge and lies in the North Eifel Nature Park. Geologically the region is part of the Limestone Eifel, the Herkelstein itself - like the rock formations of the Kakus Caves - is made of Devonian Limestone. It lies between the villages of Weiler am Berge and Holzheim. From the top there is a good long-distance view over the Cologne Bay. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 50°34'24"N, 6°42'15"E

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North Rhine-WestphaliaGermany

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

Nearby attractions include: LVR-Freilichtmuseum Kommern, Schloss Eicks, Michelsberg, Eifel-Therme Zikkurat.

4.1 miNW
Amusement, Amusement park, Specialty museum
LVR-Freilichtmuseum Kommern, Mechernich
104 min walk • The Kommern Open Air Museum and Rhenish State Museum for Folk Art in Kommern/Eifel is one of the largest open air museums in Europe, covering an area of over 95 hectares and displaying around 67 historic buildings from the Prussian Rhine Province.
5.1 miNW
Forts and castles
Schloss Eicks
130 min walk • Schloss Eicks is a mansion of Renaissance architecture located in the village of Eicks belonging to the town of Mechernich based in the district of Euskirchen in the south of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
6.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Michelsberg
172 min walk • The Michelsberg, at 586.1 m above sea level, is the highest point in the borough of Bad Münstereifel in the county of Euskirchen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
4.1 miN
50°37'53"N • 6°40'54"E
Eifel-Therme Zikkurat, Mechernich
106 min walk • Watersports, Spa, Water park
7.4 miNE
Specialty museum, Museum
Mueller Cloth Mill, Euskirchen
188 min walk • The Mueller Cloth Mill, located in Euskirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany is a section of the LVR Museum of Industry. The museum provides insight into the production process of a cloth mill by showing fully working machinery and equipment from around 1900.
0.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Specialty museum
Stockert Hill, Bad Münstereifel
21 min walk • The Stockert is a 435-metre-high hill which rises between Eschweiler and Holzheim in the district of Euskirchen in the borough of Bad Münstereifel, in the Eifel mountains of Germany, and west of the city of Bonn.
3.4 miSE
Ruins
Felsennest, Bad Münstereifel
87 min walk • At the start of the Western European campaign of 1940, the Felsennest was the codename for one of Hitler's Führer Headquarters near Bad Münstereifel, Germany. It was much more cramped than Adolf Hitler's other field bunkers, having only four rooms.
2.8 miSE
50°33'21"N • 6°45'46"E
Hürten Heimatmuseum, Bad Münstereifel
73 min walk • Museum
5.9 miSW
Archaeological site
Eifel Aqueduct
150 min walk • The Eifel Aqueduct was one of the longest aqueducts of the Roman Empire. The aqueduct, constructed in AD 80, carried water some 95 kilometres from the hilly Eifel region of what is now Germany to the ancient city of Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium.
2.9 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum
Pharmacy Museum, Bad Münstereifel
75 min walk • The pharmacy museum in Bad Münstereifel displays materials from the 19th and 20th centuries in a functioning pharmacy, for example, an officina, laboratory, materials chamber, herb cabinet, herb garden, etc. The shelves date back to 1806.
6.4 miSE
Mountain
Kopnück, Bad Münstereifel
165 min walk • The Kopnück is a hill, 514.4 m above sea level, in the northern Ahr Hills, a region within the Eifel Mountains in Germany. It rises near the village of Kop Nück in the borough of Bad Münstereifel in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.