Why visit Kreuzau
Townapedia lists 46 museums and landmarks, 45 parks and trails, 86 places to eat, 10 places to stay and 16 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Stadttheater Düren, Engelsblick, Burg Bubenheim and Castle Museum, Nideggen.
Weather in Kreuzau
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About Kreuzau
Kreuzau (German pronunciation: [ˈkʁɔʏtsaʊ]) is a municipality in the district of Düren in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the river Rur, approx. 5 km south of Düren.
From the Wikipedia article Kreuzau (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do16
Stadttheater Düren
Cinema and theater · 6.3 km
Former theatre building in Düren,Germany, destroyed in World War II
4 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks46
Burg Drove
Monument and historic site · 2.7 km
7 Wewordenstraße, Kreuzau
Erlebnisstation 12 Großmutter aus Düren
Monument and historic site · 5.7 km
Silhouette: Großmutter aus Düren Ausstattung: Fahrradbügel Informationsstele Hörstation
Heiliger Pütz
Monument and historic site · 3.6 km
Erhaltene Quelle der ehemaligen römischen Wasserleitung nach Soller
34 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds45
Bubenheimer Spieleland
Sports field and stadium · 5.0 km
1 Burg Bubenheim, Nörvenich
Mar 20-Nov 01 Mo-Su,PH 09:00-19:00; Nov 01-Mar 19 Sa,Su...
33 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes86
Strepp am See
Restaurant · Regional · 4.7 km
2 Am Stausee, Kreuzau
Th,Fr 11:30+; Sa,Su 11:00+; Mo-We off
Taksim Palace
Restaurant · Breakfast, Burger, Oriental, Turkish · 5.6 km
80a Oberstraße, Düren
We-Fr 17:00-22:00; Sa 09:00-14:00; Su 09:00-14:00, 17:00-22:00
Zum Felsenrundgang
Restaurant · 5.4 km
Sonn- und Feiertag durchgehend warme Küche
79 Rather Straße, Nideggen
We-Sa 18:00-22:00; Su,PH 11:30-22:00
Bei Ludwigs Erben e.V.
Bar and pub · 5.1 km
7 Veitzheimer Straße, Vettweiß
Mo,Tu,Th,Fr 17:00+; Su 10:30-13:15,17:00+
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Amdo Sushi
Restaurant · Asian · 5.3 km
87 Monschauer Straße, Düren
Mo,We,Th 12:00-15:00,17:00-22:00; Fr-Su 12:00-22:00; Tu off
74 more on the map.
Where to stay10
Churches and places of worship32
Donatus Kapelle
Church · Roman Catholic · 4.3 km
23 Maubacher Straße, Hürtgenwald
Muttergotteshäuschen (neu)
Church · Roman Catholic · 4.8 km
231 Zülpicher Straße, Düren
St. Apollinaris
Church · Catholic · 4.7 km
26 Apollinarisstraße, Kreuzau
St. Jakobus
Church · Catholic · 5.1 km
1 Veitzheimer Straße, Vettweiß
St. Nikolaus
Church · Roman Catholic · 5.2 km
5 Gürzenicher Straße, Düren
Shopping28
Gas and EV charging10
Schools, colleges and libraries24
Healthcare5
Map of Kreuzau
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Getting there and nearby towns
Flugplatz Würselen-Aachen (AAH) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 23 km away.
- Düren 6 km north, about 6 min by car
- Nideggen 6 km south, about 6 min by car
- Vettweiß 8 km east, about 8 min by car
- Nörvenich 12 km northeast, about 12 min by car
- Langerwehe 13 km northwest, about 13 min by car
- Zülpich 13 km southeast, about 13 min by car
- Niederzier 15 km north, about 15 min by car
- Eschweiler 17 km northwest, about 17 min by car
- Stolberg 19 km west, about 19 min by car
- Kerpen 20 km northeast, about 20 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Bf-kreuzau, A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bucherschrank Kreuzau 2023-12-25, R. J. Mathar, CC BY 4.0
- Kreuzau City, No machine-readable author provided. Papa1234 assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain
- Kreuzau St. Heribert5716, Reinhardhauke, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bf-kreuzau-eifelstr, A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kreuzau Rathaus, No machine-readable author provided. Papa1234 assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain
- Luftaufnahme Kreuzau NRW, Ogoist, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Krawutschketurm, Manfred Dohmen ( Mdo at de.wikipedia ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- BurgNideggen Wohnturm, Túrelio, CC BY-SA 2.5
- Drover Heide, Kreuzau 01, Einfallslos, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St. Antonius-Kapelle Düren-Lendersdorf, Gregor H., CC0
- Wasserburg Birgel, Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Burg Bubenheim 3, No machine-readable author provided. Papa1234 assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain
- Burg Drove, Venetianer, CC0
- Kreuzau Denkmal-Nr. 22, Hauptstraße 5 (982), Käthe und Bernd Limburg, www.limburg-bernd.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- Burguntermaubach, papa1234, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Burgau-gymn, A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kapelle Jako, papa1234, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nikolaus Düren, Papa1234, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Muttergotteshäuschen, Zauberfee88 at German Wikipedia, Public domain
- St. Michael (Lendersdorf) 01, Thomas Hummel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stausee Obermaubach, Peter Tritthart, CC BY 3.0
- Kreuzau-Untermaubach Denkmal-Nr. 111, Fuchsberg Flur 4 Nr. 12 (1099), Käthe und Bernd Limburg, www.limburg-bernd.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- St. Gangolfus (Soller) 01, Thomas Hummel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Jakobwüllesheim Pfarrkirche3, Karl-Heinz Meurer (-- Charlie1965nrw 09:56, 29. Dez. 2008 (CET)), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Donatus-Kapelle, Papa1234, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Motte bei Drove, Caronna, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St. Apollinaris (Obermaubach) 01, Thomas Hummel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Die Rur bei Untermaubach DSC 1120 01, Einfallslos, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St. Gangolfus (Soller)2, Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Obermaubach-1, Exduria2006, CC BY 2.5
- Drover Heide1, Steffen Heinz / Heidi Horst ( Caronna ( talk )), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kreuzau-Untermaubach Denkmal-Nr. 56, Burgplatz 6 (1035), Käthe und Bernd Limburg, www.limburg-bernd.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- St. Martin (Drove) 03, Thomas Hummel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St. Apollinaris (Obermaubach) 02, Thomas Hummel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nideggen-Eugenienstein Gipfel, Assenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Luftansicht Papierfabrik Kayser, Ericmccredie, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Papierfabrik Kayser vor 1900, Nikolaus Klein, Public domain
- Brückenbau 1881, Nikolaus Klein, Public domain
- Sonderzug Diesellok 215 034-0, Herbert Fackeldey, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Obermaubach vom Engelsblick 1, R. J. Mathar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Erlebnisstation 12 Großmutter aus Düren, Clisch, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hektor1989, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, tyomox, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, dekarl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, walldi222, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Street-level photo, tyomox, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, noel, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Street-level photo, tyomox, CC BY-SA 4.0
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