Burg Orsbach, Aachen

Name: Burg Orsbach
Address: Aachen, Germany

#66 among attractions in Aachen

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Orsbach Castle is a medieval castle complex in the district of Orsbach near Aachen, whose origins probably date back to the Carolingian period.

Coordinates: 50°47'55"N, 5°59'47"E

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LaurensbergAachen Germany

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Burg Orsbach – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Vaalserberg, Ponttor, Belvedere Water Tower, Westpark.

3.3 miS
Natural attraction, Park, Mountain
Vaalserberg, Aachen
84 min walk • Nestled within the city of Aachen, Germany, Vaalserberg stands as a notable geographic landmark. This hill, modest in stature yet rich in significance, rises to an elevation of 322.7 meters above sea level, making it a prominent feature in the otherwise gentle...
3.8 miE
Imposing, 14th-century city gate
Ponttor, Aachen
97 min walk • Nestled within the historic city of Aachen, Germany, stands the Ponttor, a proud remnant of the medieval fortifications that once encircled the city. This impressive city gate, integrated into Aachen's ancient city wall, is an enduring symbol of the city's rich past...
3.8 miE
Tower
Belvedere Water Tower, Aachen
96 min walk • The Water Tower Belvedere is a water tower of reinforced concrete construction in Aachen, Germany, located on the Lousberg hill. It was built in 1956. The water tower accommodates a revolving restaurant, which reopened in 2005 after being closed for several years. The restaurant revolves once every 56 minutes.
3.6 miSE
Park
Westpark, Aachen
93 min walk • The Westpark is a park in the west of Aachen, which is bounded by Gartenstraße, Welkenrather Straße and Vaalser Straße.
3 miSE
Universities and schools
RWTH Aachen University, Aachen
76 min walk • RWTH Aachen University or Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen is an elite German public research university located in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
3.7 miE
Nature, Mountain, Park
Lousberg, Aachen
96 min walk • The Lousberg, 264 meters high, is a prominent elevation on the northern edge of the historic center of the city of Aachen, which was designed at the beginning of the 19th century according to plans by Maximilian Friedrich Weyhe as a forest and...
3.7 miSE
Tower
Langer Turm, Aachen
94 min walk • The Long Tower was a defense tower of the outer city wall of the city of Aachen, built circa 1300 to 1350. It is one of the few remaining towers of the former city fortifications.
3 miSE
Cemetery
Westfriedhof II, Aachen
78 min walk • The Aachener Westfriedhof is a burial ground in the west of the city of Aachen, which was established in 1889/90 as a denominationally separated facility on both sides of the arterial road from Aachen to Maastricht about one kilometer before the...
3.9 miE
Church
Heilig-Kreuz, Aachen
99 min walk • Heilig Kreuz is a city church in Aachen. It was consecrated in 1902 and is located in the Pontviertel, a northern area of the city on Pontstraße near the former Ponttor city gate. It is thus in the immediate vicinity of the buildings of the...
2.5 miE
Church
St. Laurentius, Aachen
64 min walk • St. Laurentius Catholic Church is a listed church building in Laurensberg, a district and borough of Aachen in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
3.5 miE
50°47'19"N • 6°4'31"E
Lousberg-Terrasse, Aachen
90 min walk • View point, Park, Mountain