Why visit Wadern
Townapedia lists 49 museums and landmarks, 27 parks and trails, 120 places to eat, 13 places to stay and 69 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Weiskirchen, Gemüsehof Buntes Grün, Schloss Münchweiler and Schloss Dagstuhl.
Weather in Wadern
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About Wadern
Wadern (German pronunciation: [ˈvaːdɐn] ) is a municipality in the federal state Saarland, which is situated in the southwest of Germany. It is part of the district Merzig-Wadern. Wadern consists of 13 urban districts with approximately 16.000 inhabitants. With 143 inhabitants per km2 it is sparsely populated, but, with an area of 111 km2, Wadern is the third largest municipality in Saarland after Saarbrücken and St.
From the Wikipedia article Wadern (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do69
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Museums and landmarks49
Schloss Dagstuhl
Monument and historic site · 1.4 km
Historisches Schloss und Kapelle mit Anbauten
4 Oktavie-Allee, Wadern
Altes Schloss (Scheiden)
Monument and historic site · 10.8 km
Castle ruin in Germany
Gallo-Römische Monumentalgrabhügel
Monument and historic site · 4.7 km
Die Birg
Monument and historic site · 7.7 km
Remains of fortification of roman time until 1200
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SANI II
Monument and historic site · 1.1 km
Fernmeldezentrale des ehemaligen Ausweichsitzes der Landesregierung, SANI II
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Parks, trails and playgrounds27
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Restaurants and cafes120
School Kättchen
Restaurant · Regional · 5.2 km
12 Dorfstraße, Weiskirchen
Mo-Sa 17:30-22:00; Su 12:00-21:00; Tu off
Zum Dompropst
Restaurant · Regional
19 Marktplatz, Wadern
Mo-Tu,Th-Fr,Su 11:30-14:00,18:00-22:00; We off; Sa 18:00-22:00
Landgasthof Paulus & der Laden
Restaurant · 7.3 km
2 Prälat-Faber-Straße, Nonnweiler
Mo-Sa 12:00-22:00; Su,PH 12:00-20:00
Wasgau Bäckerei
Bakery · 6.9 km
2 Saarbrücker Straße, Wadern
Mo-Sa 07:00-20:00; Su 08:00-11:00; PH unknown
Hochwaldalm Wadrill
Restaurant · Regional · 6.5 km
100 Zur Alm
Mo 11:00-20:00; Th-Su 11:00-20:00
Alte Mühle
Restaurant · 1.7 km
37 Deltstraße, Wadern
Mo off; Tu-Fr 15:30-19:30; Sa,Su 10:29-19:00
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History
Stone tools and different grave-mounds in the so-called "Hochwald" region are evidence for the city's existence in a time when there were no written sources ever found (prehistory). In connection with the conquest by the Romans (58-51/50 B.C.) first written reports were discovered. Gaius Julius Caesar, the Roman general, created a detailed and written description of the people who were living in this area of Germany at this time with a comment about their rites and customs.
This part of Germany's economy and culture benefitted from the improvements of the traffic infrastructure, which was constructed by the Romans; because of this extension and progress the Celtic population increased.
The first decades after Christ were struck by increased collapsing Germanic tribes, what eventually lead to the dissolution of the Roman Empire as well as to this region being integrated into France.
From the History section of Wadern on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay13
Churches and places of worship55
Shopping17
Metallhandel Straub GmbH
Hardware store · 7.7 km
127 Niederlosheimer Straße, Losheim am See
Gas and EV charging5
Schools, colleges and libraries19
Healthcare8
Klinik für Geriatrie und Neurologie
Hospital · 6.3 km
41 Auf der Flachsbach, Weiskirchen
Map of Wadern
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Getting there and nearby towns
Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 40 km away.
- Weiskirchen 5 km west, about 5 min by car
- Grimburg 8 km north, about 8 min by car
- Nonnweiler 9 km northeast, about 9 min by car
- Gusenburg 10 km north, about 10 min by car
- Losheim 11 km west, about 11 min by car
- Schmelz 12 km south, about 12 min by car
- Tholey 13 km southeast, about 13 min by car
- Trier 30 km northwest, about 30 min by car
- Saarbrücken 35 km south, about 35 min by car
- Zweibrücken 48 km southeast, about 48 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
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- SANI II (Fernmeldezentrale) - Stollen, Pascal Dihé, CC BY-SA 4.0
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