St. Rochus, Eifel National Park

Name: St. Rochus
Address: Eifel National Park, Germany

#6 among attractions in Eifel National Park

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The former church of St. Rochus was the Roman Catholic parish church of the former village and today deserted Wollseifen in the urban area of Schleiden in the district of Euskirchen. The former church has been registered in the monument list of the city of Schleiden under No. 169 since August 7, 2002.

Architectural style: BaroqueCoordinates: 50°34'48"N, 6°25'28"E

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St. Rochus – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ordensburg Vogelsang, Mariawald Abbey, Rur Dam, Urft Dam.

1.1 miE
Resort on former Nazi training ground
Ordensburg Vogelsang, Schleiden
28 min walk • Nestled in the rolling hills of the Eifel region in Schleiden, Germany, the imposing Ordensburg Vogelsang stands as a monumental relic of a bygone era. This expansive building complex, constructed during the National Socialist period of Germany's history, initially...
3.6 miNE
Trappist monastery producing liqueur
Mariawald Abbey, Heimbach
92 min walk • Mariawald Abbey was a monastery of the Trappists, located above the village of Heimbach, in the district of Düren in the Eifel, in the forests around Kermeter, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
3.8 miN
Historic dam for a large reservoir
Rur Dam
97 min walk • Nestled in the scenic landscapes of the Eifel region in Germany, the Rur Dam is a serene getaway for nature enthusiasts and a vital reservoir for the surrounding areas. This impressive lake, created by the damming of the Rur River, serves both as a recreational haven...
1.6 miN
Dam
Urft Dam, Eifel National Park
41 min walk • The Urft Dam is a 58.50 metre high dam in the southwestern part of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It was built in 1905. The dam impounds the River Urft in the district of Euskirchen to create the Urft Reservoir, 2.16 km² in area. The reservoir is also called the Urftsee.
6.1 miNE
Forts and castles
Blens Castle
155 min walk • Blens Castle stands at a height of 205 m above sea level on the eastern edge of Blens, a town quarter of Heimbach above the River Rur in the county of Düren, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
2.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Wildbretshügel, Eifel National Park
65 min walk • The Wildbretshügel, at 525.3 m above sea level, is the third highest hill in the Kermeter, an upland region which is part of the Northern Eifel.
1.9 miNW
Dam
Obersee
48 min walk • The Obersee near Simmerath in the borough of Aachen is the main forebay of the Rur Reservoir on the River Rur in the Eifel mountains of Germany. Its barrier is the Paulushofdamm. The reservoir, like that of the Rur Dam, belongs to the Eifel-Rur Water Company. The reservoir provides drinking water.
4.4 miNE
Forts and castles
Burg Hengebach, Heimbach
113 min walk • Hengebach Castle is located in Heimbach, a town in the northern Eifel, above the Rur River in the district of Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia.
5.6 miS
Zoo, Aquarium
Wildfreigehege Hellenthal, Hellenthal
142 min walk • The Hellenthal Game Reserve with the Hellenthal Bird of Prey Station incorporated into the game reserve is a 65-hectare zoo south of the Eifel National Park, in Hellenthal.
5.5 miSW
Protected moorlands with rare flora
High Fens – Eifel Nature Park
141 min walk • The German-Belgian High Fens – Eifel Nature Park, often called the North Eifel Nature Park, is a cross-border nature park with elements in the German federal states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate as well as the Belgian province of Liège. It has a total area of 2,485 km2.
2.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Verbrannter Berg, Eifel National Park
66 min walk • The Verbrannter Berg near Wolfgarten in the county of Euskirchen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia is a hill, 516.2 m above sea level, in the Kermeter, a ridge in the Eifel mountains, in the region of Rur Eifel; at the same time Verbrannter Berg is the name of a parcel of land.