Kornelimünster/Walheim
# Kornelimünster/Walheim

Kornelimünster/Walheim is the southernmost Stadtbezirk (borough) of Aachen, Germany, and borders the Eifel area of North Rhine-Westphalia, as well as Belgium. It became part of Aachen in 1972, after all of the communities surrounding the city were reorganized administratively. The countryside is called Münsterländchen.

## Communities

* Kornelimünster, Administrative seat of the district, with historic town center
* Walheim, central business area of the district, and its largest community
* Friesenrath, on the border with the Eifel community of Roetgen
* Hahn, on the Inde River
* Lichtenbusch, German-Belgian border town with a border crossing for A44/E40
* Nütheim
* Oberforstbach, including an industrial park on Pascalstraße (especially for businesses specializing in information technology)
* Schleckheim
* Schmithof on the Vennbahn
* Sief, with border crossing to Raeren (Belgium)
* Eich

### Pictures

* Chapel in Kornelimünster
* der Napoleonsberg in Kornelimünster
* Streetview of Friesenrath
* Streetview of Schleckheim
* Streetview of Eich
* Streetview of Hahn
* Streetview of Lichtenbusch
* Streetview of Nütheim
* Streetview of Oberforstbach
* Streetview of Sief
* View of Schmithof
* Walheim church

## Landmarks/Attractions

* Kornelimünster's historic city center, with timber-framed structures on the Inde River
* former Kornelimünster Abbey, now the site of the Art of NRW, which is open to the public
* Kornelimünster Abbey gardens
* Provost Kornelimünster Church (originally from 814 to 817 AD)
* Varnenum - Excavations at Kornelimünster of a Gallo-Roman temple system
* former quarry and lime kiln in Walheim and Hahn (with posted information boards)
* Former quarry in Walheim now a large public space with playgrounds, minigolf, barbecue facilities and access to the Vennbahn path
* Historic landmark, St. Stephanus Church and cemetery
* Historic landmark, Maria in the Snow Chapel
* St. Anthony-Chapel, a small church that was destroyed in an earthquake and rebuilt in the 18th century
* Iter and Inde valley

## Events

* Historical fairground (Kornelimünster)
* Thanksgiving (Walheim)
* Carnival (Lichtenbusch/Oberforstbach)
* Open air carnival (Kornelimünster)
* Festival of stars (Schleckheim)

## Twin towns and sister cities

* Montebourg (France), a sister city of Walheim since 1960, which was carried over to the district after Kornelimünster and Walheim were merged in 1972. Montebourg is a commune in the Manche department (Basse-Normandie) in Normandy in north-western France. It is located southeast of Cherbourg.
