Schlangenberg Nature Reserve

#1456 among destinations in Germany

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The nature reserve of Schlangenberg which means snake-mountain is located in the west of Germany close to the Dutch and Belgian border. The reserve is near the village Breinigerberg, 15 kilometres from Aachen or 7 kilometres distant from the city of Stolberg. Schlangenberg itself is a small hill peaking 276 m above sea level. ()

Local name: Naturschutzgebiet Schlangenberg Area: 0.48 mi²Coordinates: 50°44'25"N, 6°15'2"E

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North Rhine-WestphaliaGermany

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Schlangenberg Nature Reserve – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kornelimünster Abbey, Antoniuskapelle, Holzheim Castle, Ursulakapelle.

3.1 miW
Monastery
Kornelimünster Abbey, Aachen
79 min walk • Kornelimünster Abbey, also known as Abbey of the Abbot Saint Benedict of Aniane and Pope Cornelius, is a Benedictine monastery that has been integrated since 1972. The abbey is located in Aachen in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany.
2.9 miW
Church
Antoniuskapelle, Aachen
73 min walk • St. Anthony's Chapel is located in Kornelimünster/Walheim, a district of the German city of Aachen. The chapel was built in 1718 but destroyed by an earthquake before consecration. Charles Ludwig von Sickingen-Ebernburg, the abbot of the abbey at Kornelimünster later ordered to rebuild the damaged unfinished building.
5.3 miNE
Forts and castles
Holzheim Castle
134 min walk • Holzheim Castle is a lowland castle west of Heistern in the municipality of Langerwehe in the county of Düren in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
3.2 miNE
Church
Ursulakapelle
83 min walk • The Ursulakapelle is a catholic house of prayer in the German village of Gressenich, part of Stolberg, within the Diocese of Aachen.
2.8 miNW
50°46'29"N • 6°13'1"E
Zinkhütter Hof, Stolberg
72 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
2 miNW
Historical place, Forts and castles
Burg Stolberg, Stolberg
51 min walk • Stolberg Castle rises on a steep limestone cliff in the middle of Stolberg's old town in Stolberg in the Aachen city region of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the landmark, cradle and namesake of the city.
3.8 miW
Church
Sankt Donatus, Aachen
97 min walk • St. Donatus is the parish church of the district of Brand, which belongs to Aachen. The parish includes Bierstrauch, Brand, Brander Heide, England, Freund, Neuenhof and Niederforstbach.
1.9 miN
Church
Finkenbergkirche, Stolberg
49 min walk • The Finkenbergkirche is a Reformed church in Stolberg. The church, completed in 1725, was built in several sections. Its name derives from the Finkenberg, a spur of the Hammerberg, on which the church building was erected.
3.8 miW
Monuments and statues
Brander Stier, Aachen
98 min walk • The Brand bull is the symbol of the Aachen district of Brand. A life-size bronze statue dominates the Brander market square. In 1976, this statue by the sculptor Karl-Henning Seemann was erected at the instigation of the local citizens' association.
4.8 miNW
Church
Church of Reconciliation, Aachen
123 min walk • The Versöhnungskirche is a Protestant church in Aachen-Eilendorf. It forms the parish district of the Versöhnungskirche within the Evangelische Kirchengemeinde Aachen.
3.9 miNW
Cemetery
Jüdischer Friedhof Eilendorf, Aachen
100 min walk • The Eilendorf Jewish Cemetery is located in the Eilendorf district of the city of Aachen in the Aachen city region.