Nideggen, Germany
Nideggen is a town of 10,727 people in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Why visit Nideggen
Townapedia lists 119 museums and landmarks, 49 parks and trails, 91 places to eat, 33 places to stay and 41 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Wildpark Schmidt, Hofladen Knein, Burg Nideggen and Burgenmuseum.
Weather in Nideggen
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About Nideggen
Nideggen (German: [ˈniːdɛɡn̩] ) is a town in the district of Düren in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the river Rur, in the Eifel hills, approx. 15 km south of Düren.
From the Wikipedia article Nideggen (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do41
Wildpark Schmidt
Zoo and aquarium · 5.2 km
Apr-Oct 09:30-18:00; Nov-Apr 09:30-14:00; Dec 24-26,Jan 01 off
29 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks119
Burg Hengebach
Monument and historic site · 6.6 km
1944 Hürtgen Forest Museum
Museum · 8.1 km
Peace museum in Hürtgen Forest
Lukasmühle
Monument and historic site · 5.6 km
Ausgegrabene Überreste der Lukasmühle
Burg Drove
Monument and historic site · 4.7 km
7 Wewordenstraße, Kreuzau
107 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds49
Wunderland
Playground · 6.6 km
8 Auf der Gries, Nideggen
Mo-Fr 14:00-19:00; Sa-Su 11:00-19:00;PH 11:00-19:00
Buntsandsteinfelsen im Rurtal von Untermaubach bis Abenden
Hiking and trails
Eifel National Park
Park · 9.2 km
National park in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
37 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes91
Strepp am See
Restaurant · Regional · 3.5 km
2 Am Stausee, Kreuzau
Th,Fr 11:30+; Sa,Su 11:00+; Mo-We off
Boeder´s Brunchhouse
Cafe · Cake, Regional · 6.4 km
1 An der Laag, Heimbach
We-Su 09:00-17:00; Mo-Tu off
Brosio
Restaurant · Italian · 6.3 km
64 Zehnthofstraße, Nideggen
We-Fr 17:00-22:00; Sa-Su 12:00-15:00,16:30-22:00
Café Stilbruch
Cafe · 6.6 km
Cafe mit zusätzlich warmer Küche und Apartements.
26 Hengebachstraße, Heimbach
Mo,We-Sa 09:30-17:30; Sa 09:00-17:30
Pizzaria Im Altwerk
Restaurant · Italian
30 Im Altwerk, Nideggen
Tu-Sa 11:00-14:00, 17:30-22:00; Su 11:00-22:00
Zum Felsenrundgang
Restaurant · 1.3 km
Sonn- und Feiertag durchgehend warme Küche
79 Rather Straße, Nideggen
We-Sa 18:00-22:00; Su,PH 11:30-22:00
79 more on the map.
Where to stay33
Churches and places of worship39
Donatus Kapelle
Church · Roman Catholic · 6.7 km
23 Maubacher Straße, Hürtgenwald
Sankt Martin
Church · Roman Catholic · 6.5 km
7 Am Pfarrhof, Vettweiß
St. Apollinaris
Church · Catholic · 4.0 km
26 Apollinarisstraße, Kreuzau
Shopping17
Gas and EV charging7
Schools, colleges and libraries16
Gemeinschaftsgrundschule Eifelfüchse Teilstandort Bergstein
School · 3.5 km
48 Burgstraße, Hürtgenwald
Healthcare6
Map of Nideggen
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Getting there and nearby towns
Flugplatz Würselen-Aachen (AAH) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 26 km away.
- Zülpich 12 km east, about 12 min by car
- Nörvenich 17 km northeast, about 17 min by car
- Schleiden 18 km south, about 18 min by car
- Stolberg 20 km northwest, about 20 min by car
- Niederzier 21 km north, about 21 min by car
- Weilerswist 26 km east, about 26 min by car
- Aachen 30 km west, about 30 min by car
- Würselen 28 km northwest, about 28 min by car
- Rheinbach 34 km east, about 34 min by car
- Köln 42 km northeast, about 42 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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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
- Nideggen 10 ies, Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nideggen 09 ies, Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nideggen 08 ies, Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nideggen 03 ies, Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nideggen, stadhuis Dm046 IMG 2748 2024-06-04 21.09, Michielverbeek, CC BY 4.0
- Nideggen, stadhuis Dm046 IMG 2711 2024-06-04 20.55, Michielverbeek, CC BY 4.0
- Nideggen 04 ies, Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nideggen 17 ies, Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nideggen 02 ies, Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nideggen 14 ies, Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nideggen - Rathaus 01 ies, Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nideggen 18 ies, Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nideggen - panoramio (3), Ralf Houven, CC BY 3.0
- Nideggen - panoramio (1), Ralf Houven, CC BY 3.0
- Nideggen 07 ies, Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- A part of Nideggen - panoramio, King Otto, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nideggen 21 ies, Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- A part of Nideggen - panoramio (2), King Otto, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nideggen, Zülpicher Tor stadskant IMG 2736 2024-06-04 21.03, Michielverbeek, CC BY 4.0
- Rathaus Nideggen - panoramio, Ralf Houven, CC BY 3.0
- Nideggen - panoramio, Ralf Houven, CC BY 3.0
- A part of Nideggen - panoramio (1), King Otto, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nideggen Nystor Durchblick Kirche, R. J. Mathar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nideggen, Burgzufahrt, L.1951a, CC BY-SA 3.0
- A part of Nideggen - panoramio (3), King Otto, CC BY-SA 3.0
- A part of Nideggen - panoramio (4), King Otto, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nideggen 27 ies, Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nideggen 28 ies, Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- A part of Nideggen - church - panoramio, King Otto, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nideggen 29 ies, Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nideggen, Zülpicher Tor - panoramio, Ralf Houven, CC BY 3.0
- Vossenackmurp, Travus, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tussen Einruhr en Kesternich, der Eiserbachtal positie2 foto6 2016-09-09 14.11, Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 4.0
- BurgNideggen Wohnturm, Túrelio, CC BY-SA 2.5
- Krawutschketurm, Manfred Dohmen ( Mdo at de.wikipedia ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Drover Heide, Kreuzau 01, Einfallslos, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Burg Hengebach Bild 3, Alf van Beem, Public domain
- Hürtgenwald Burgberg from Brandenberg, Hill400, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Alte Kirche (Wollersheim)1, Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Heimbach-Blens Denkmal-Nr. 60, St. Georgstraße 13 (555), Käthe und Bernd Limburg, www.limburg-bernd.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- Burg Drove, Venetianer, CC0
- Burg Gödersheim 005-, Wolkenkratzer, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Burguntermaubach, papa1234, CC BY-SA 3.0
- CRW 1943, Georg Kowallek, CC BY 2.5
- Stausee Obermaubach, Peter Tritthart, CC BY 3.0
- St. Martin (Froitzheim) 02, Thomas Hummel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Donatus-Kapelle, Papa1234, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St. Barbara (Muldenau) 06, Thomas Hummel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Meuchelberg mit Rur, Ahoerstemeier, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St. Apollinaris (Obermaubach) 01, Thomas Hummel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nideggen Burg, Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Burg Hengebach 005-, Wolkenkratzer, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hürtgenwald Lukas-Mühle - gusseisernes Zahnrad, Mühlstein, Lodda Eich, CC BY 4.0
- 20220526144044 522A9474, Gisele871, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sandstone cliffs at Rurtal in September 2019 19, Leonhard Lenz, CC0
- Buntsandsteinfelsen im Rurtal von Untermaubach bis Abenden (1), Assenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kath. Pfarrkirche St. Hubertus 01, Einfallslos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St. Johannes Baptist (Nideggen) 002, Thomas Hummel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St. Gangolfus (Soller)2, Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0
- E-Bike Ladestation Abenden Mühlenstraße Gesamtansicht, Sascha Radke, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St. Martin (Drove) 03, Thomas Hummel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nideggen-Eugenienstein Gipfel, Assenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Obermaubach vom Engelsblick 1, R. J. Mathar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hektor1989, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, tobiasreg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, noel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Barttier, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, walldi222, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hektor1989, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, noel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, noel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, rasenderrolli, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, walldi222, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, tobiasreg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, madel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, raymond, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Barttier, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, noel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, noel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, noel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, noel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, tobiasreg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, walldi222, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, raymond, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hektor1989, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, noel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, noel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, noel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, changchun1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, noel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, noel, CC BY-SA 4.0
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