Mechernich

Mechernich

Mechernich

Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Mechernich (German: [ˈmɛçɐnɪç] ⓘ, Kölsch: Meischernisch) is a town in the district of Euskirchen in the south of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the "Naturpark Nordeifel" in the Eifel hills, approx. 15 km south-west of Euskirchen and 55 km from Cologne. Mechernich is a former mining town and had, in 2009, its 700-years celebration of foundation. Its local football club is called TUS Mechernich.

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Districts

Mechernich has the following districts:

Antweiler, Berg, Bergbuir, Bergheim, Bescheid, Bleibuir, Breitenbenden, Denrath, Dreimühlen, Eicks, Eiserfey, Firmenich [de], Floisdorf, Gehn [de], Glehn, Harzheim, Heufahrtshütte, Holzheim, Hostel, Kalenberg [de], Kallmuth, Katzvey, Kommern, Kommern-Süd, Lessenich, Lorbach, Lückerath, Mechernich, Obergartzem, Rissdorf, Roggendorf, Satzvey (Satzvey Castle), Schaven, Schützendorf, Strempt, Urfey, Voißel, Vollem, Vussem, Wachendorf, Weiler am Berge, Weißenbrunnen, Weyer and Wielspütz.

Reconstructed Roman Eifel aqueduct near Mechernich-Vussem

Mining tour

A tour takes place in the Eifel region, in the galleries of the mining museum in Mechernich.

Museums

  • Kommern Open Air Museum in Kommern
  • Mining museum and visitor mine of Grube Günnersdorf
  • Nuclear bunker of the North Rhine-Westphalia State Central Bank[3]

Twin town

Since 30 July 1967, the twin town of Mechernich is Nyons, France.

References

  1. [1]
    Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  3. [3]
    Bunker documentation sites – start page


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