Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Aachen, Germany

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Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 1.1 km
Ascend 62 m
Descend 24 m

Experience Aachen in Germany in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in AachenIndividual Sights in Aachen

Sight 1: kunsthaus nrw

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The Kunsthaus NRW Kornelimünster is a programme of the "Kunsthaus NRW Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Bildenden Kunst", an institution of the Ministry of Culture and Science NRW. Since 1976, it has been based in the former imperial abbey of Kornelimünster in Aachen-Kornelimünster. The Kunsthaus documents and communicates artistic creation in North Rhine-Westphalia in exhibitions as well as through publications, events and educational offers and illustrates the change in artistic forms of expression from the beginning of modern art around 1912 to the present day. Other programs of the non-profit organization are the "Kunsthaus NRW Artothek", the "State Office for Fine Arts NRW" and the research project "Art in State Ownership".

Wikipedia: Kunsthaus Nordrhein-Westfalen Kornelimünster (DE), Website

161 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 2: Propsteikirche St. Kornelius

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The Provost's Church of St. Cornelius in Kornelimünster, a district of Aachen, is a church building of the Roman Catholic Church in the Diocese of Aachen. The church is dedicated to St. Cornelius, who was pope from 251 to 253. Originally, it was the monastery church of the imperial abbey of Kornelimünster. Due to the relics of Christ kept in it, it became the destination of numerous pilgrimages, especially during the Kornelimünster pilgrimage to the shrine, which takes place every seven years. After secularization in the Napoleonic era, it became the parish church of the parish of Kornelimünster. In addition, it remained a pilgrimage church and the destination of the pilgrimage that takes place every seven years.

Wikipedia: St. Kornelius (Kornelimünster) (DE)

170 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Bergkirche St. Stephanus

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The cemetery church of St. Stephanus, also known as the Bergkirche, is a listed church building in Kornelimünster, a district of Aachen (North Rhine-Westphalia).

Wikipedia: St. Stephanus (Kornelimünster) (DE)

111 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Jüdischer Friedhof Kornelimünster

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The Jewish cemetery Kornelimünster is located in the Kornelimünster district of the city of Aachen in the Aachen city region (North Rhine-Westphalia). The 584-square-metre cemetery is located on Schildchenweg, opposite the municipal cemetery and near the church of St. Stephanus.

Wikipedia: Jüdischer Friedhof (Kornelimünster) (DE)

703 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 5: Varnenum

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The so-called Varnenum is the excavation site of a Gallo-Roman temple district near Kornelimünster. It is located about 300 meters east of St. Stephen's Church on a plateau called "Schildchen". It is a Roman temple district, whose foundation and first building period is set in the time around the birth of Christ. The first documented excavations were carried out on the site in 1907, 1911, 1923 and 1924. A further excavation carried out in 1986 and 1987 was preceded by magnetometer prospections by the RAB and a phosphate analytical soil investigation, the drilling grid area of which covered approx. 250,000 m² and thus extended very extensively around the old excavation area.

Wikipedia: Varnenum (DE)

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