The white Benedictine monastery in the sunshine. In the foreground is an orchard.
City of Aachen / Andreas Herrmann

Kornelimünster/Walheim district

Councillor von Thenen warmly welcomes you as district mayor to Kornelimünster-Walheim. Kornelimünster-Walheim is located in the south of Aachen, directly on the border with Belgium and at the foot of the Eifel, surrounded by fields and hills in a densely wooded landscape. It was only with the municipal reorganization in 1972 that the previously independent municipalities became one urban district, which also includes the villages of Friesenrath, Hahn, Oberforstbach, Nütheim, Schleckheim, Schmithof, (former municipality of Walheim) Sief and Lichtenbusch.

The district office is based in Kornelimünster. Including all the villages, Kornelimünster-Walheim currently has a population of around 16,300. The former municipality of Kornelimünster also included Breinig, Breinigerberg, Vicht-Breinigerberg, Münsterau and Venwegen, which were assigned to Stolberg in 1972.

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The center of Kornelimünster between green forests and meadows - photographed from a hill. A folk festival is taking place in the village.
City of Aachen / Andreas Herrmann


Kornelimünster/Walheim is the southernmost district of Aachen, directly on the border with Belgium and at the foot of the Eifel, surrounded by fields and hills in a densely wooded landscape.

The district includes the following locations:

  • Oak
  • Friesenrath
  • Cock
  • Kornelimünster
  • Lichtenbusch
  • Nütheim
  • Oberforstbach
  • Sief
  • Schleckheim
  • Schmithof
  • Walheim

  • History

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  • Life and living in the "Münsterländchen" today

    Today's "Münsterländchen" has become an attractive and popular place to live, even for newcomers. Those who live here are surrounded by nature and often see happy cows grazing peacefully on lush meadows outside their own window. Nevertheless, much has changed rapidly in recent decades. Some of the villages that used to be so quiet and dreamy now have a suburban atmosphere.
    However, their offerings and infrastructure are very different. While Kornelimünster still lacks convenient shopping facilities, especially a large grocery store, Walheim is well equipped with well-stocked retail outlets that are ideal for both quick shopping and leisurely shopping. Walheim's shopping mile "Prämienstraße" embodies what pleasant and convenient shopping is all about: here you will find everything the whole family needs for everyday life, from bakers and butchers to stationers and bookshops, from the post office to the savings bank to the bank, from travel agencies to opticians and much more, making tiresome trips into town a thing of the past. Walheim also impresses with its recreational area, which is well known throughout the city.

    Kornelimünster, with its churches and old town houses, the former monastery and today's museum, is well worth a visit. Important art treasures, the "Historical Fair" in June, the Korneli Octave in September and the Christmas market are all reasons to visit the pilgrimage site. The pubs in the romantic alleyways attract walkers and visitors.

    And anyone who has not yet been to Lichtenbusch to buy Leonidas - Belgium's delicious pralines - should definitely do so.
    Every place in the district has its own charm and attractions that are well worth a visit.
    There are good transport links in all directions: to the city center, to the Euregional cities, to the Eifel - even Cologne is easy to reach by car. Young families in particular are therefore increasingly drawn to the suburban location in the countryside. The development of further residential areas, particularly in Kornelimünster and Lichtenbusch, underlines the current importance of the district as an influx area. This is due not least to a family-friendly infrastructure - including nurseries, schools, sports clubs, playgrounds and a wide range of leisure activities in the immediate vicinity.

  • Local recreation on the doorstep: Klauserwald, Indetal and Itertal

    Kornelimünster/Walheim is embedded in a nature and landscape conservation area. In the immediate vicinity, there is a near-natural high forest on the limestone cliffs on both sides of the Inde: the wild and romantic "Klauserwäldchen", Aachen's oldest nature reserve.
    In 2002, the Indetal valley was finally declared a nature reserve. The largely unobstructed course of the Inde river with its accompanying copses and small woodlands, as well as the many wet meadows and wet meadows, are unique. Little owls still breed on the slopes of the Inde valley with its orchards and hedgerows. Kingfishers and dippers are also at home here.
    The varied cultural landscape of the Inde and Itertal valleys in Walheim, into which the hiking trails running along the slopes repeatedly provide a charming insight, invites hikers and walkers from young to old to enjoy the fresh air.
    Kornelimünster/Walheim lies on the northern edge of the Eifel. In particular, the North Eifel nature reserve and the High Fens (Venn = moor) offer exciting hikes and nature explorations.
    The town of Monschau is 20 km to the south and Eupen, the capital of the German-speaking community in Belgium, around 15 km to the southwest. The Maas metropolis of Maastricht can be reached in half an hour via the highway.
    Further information on weekend and vacation sites in the nearby Eifel villages (e.g. Roetgen) can be found on the website of the Förderkreis Abteigarten Kornelimünster. From there, marked hiking trails lead into the "green".

    Further information can be found in the flyer Ganz schön nah - Natur erleben in Kornelimünster und Walheim.

  • Popular cycling and hiking trail: the Vennbahn route

    Even today, many locals still have fond memories of their trips on the former Vennbahn. Commissioned in 1885, it opened up the Eifel region to the local population for over a century. During the First World War, the Vennbahn served as a vital transport line for the deployment of the army. After the end of the Second World War, its fate was decided. Having become more and more irrelevant economically and now cut through by national borders, it lost its regional and interregional function. Freight trains continued to run to Brand station until 1984, when this line was also finally closed. Since then, the Vennbahn route has been used as a cycle and hiking trail. This car-free transport link between Eilendorf, Brand and Kornelimünster through Niederforstbach via the scenic Rollefbachtal valley with its viaduct is now a valuable part of local and regional leisure and local recreation.

    The former Kornelimünster railroad station is now run as a restaurant and is a popular place for cyclists, skaters and hikers to stop off, especially in summer. The Vennbahn route was extended from Kornelimünster (viaduct) to Walheim in 2005.

  • Pascalstraße - Aachen-Süd industrial estate

    Pascalstrasse in Oberforstbach is home to a number of national and even global companies, such as the software pioneer Gypsilon Software and the service companies ComConsult and Atos Origin. A large number of small and medium-sized companies have also settled in the Aachen-Süd industrial estate between Nerscheider Weg and Pascalstraße over the last 30 years. Thanks to the diversity and innovation of these companies, a modern high-tech center has developed here in a rural area.

  • Places of interest

    Largely spared from the great wars, Kornelimünster's townscape is still characterized by 17th and 18th century town houses. The Varnenum, a Gallo-Roman place of worship, as well as churches, monasteries and chapels are just some of the sights in the Kornelimünster / Walheim district.

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Institutions and associations

Here you can find clubs and other instances in Kornelimünster / Walheim.

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  • Political associations

    CDU Kornelimünster District Association
    Jakob von Thenen
    Oberforstbacher Str. 32
    52076 Aachen
    Tel.: 02408 / 4409

    CDU Stadtbezirksverband Walheim
    Holger Kiemes
    Hasbach 15
    52076 Aachen
    Tel.: 10741946696

    CDU Stadtbezirksverband Oberforstbach
    Ute Nussbaum
    Kesselstr. 14
    52076 Aachen

    FDP local association Aachen-Süd
    Peter Blum
    Krauthausener Str. 67 a,
    52076 Aachen
    Tel.: 02408 / 3172

    SPD Local Association Kornelimünster
    Eleonore Keller
    Alfons-Gerson-Str. 18
    52076 Aachen
    Tel.: 02408 / 6426
    Mail: kontakt@spd-kornelimuenster.de

    SPD Ortsverein Walheim
    Ladislaus Hoffner
    Schleckheimer Straße 216
    52076 Aachen
    Tel.: 02408 / 4592

    Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
    Eckard Köppel
    Schleidener Str. 99
    52076 Aachen
    Tel.: 02408 / 80880

  • Aachen police district service

    Police contact point Kornelimünster

  • Seniors' Council of the City of Aachen

    a) in the Kornelimünster/Oberforstbach district

    Monika Berger
    Steinkaulplatz 16
    52076 Aachen
    Tel.: 02408/6934
    Mail: monikaberger@aol.com

    Peter Schiefer
    Eichenheck 10
    52076 Aachen
    Tel.: 02408/4704
    Mail: Peter-schiefer-ac@t-online.de


    b) in the Walheim district

    Jutta Hennig and Hermann Schildhelm

  • Volunteer fire departments

    Volunteer Fire Brigade Aachen Löschzug Walheim
    Andreas Liepke
    Oberforstbacher Str. 41
    52076 Aachen
    Tel.: 02408 / 7197364
    Gerätehaus: Albert-Einstein-Str. 82
    52076 Aachen-Walheim
    Mail: info@loeschzug-walheim.de

    Aachen Volunteer Fire Brigade Sief Fire Brigade
    Robert Hamacher
    Pfeiferweg 5
    52076 Aachen
    Tel.: 02408/8300

    Aachen Volunteer Fire Brigade Kornelimünster Fire Brigade
    Olaf Peters
    Stolberger Straße 155
    52068 Aachen
    Tel.: 0241/432377180
    Mail: freiwillige.feuerwehr@mail.aachen.de

    Verein zur Förderung des Feuerwehrwesens in Aachen-Kornelimünster e.V.
    1st Chairman Frank Wagemann
    Korneliusstraße 30
    52076 Aachen
    Tel.: 02408 / 4911

  • Facilities for the elderly

    Altenstube Lichtenbusch
    Anita Lorenzen
    Raerener Str. 93
    52076 Aachen
    Tel.: 02408 / 921159

    Altenstube Oberforstbach
    Hannelore Müller
    Schwinningstr. 88
    52076 Aachen
    Tel.: 02408 / 3762

    Altenstube Schleckheim-Nütheim
    Birgit Gleissner
    Kroitzheider Weg 29
    52076 Aachen
    Tel.: 02408 / 3877

    Meeting place of the Arbeiterwohlfahrt Walheim
    Ursula Franken
    In den Hehnen 34
    52076 Aachen
    Tel.: 02408 / 80805

    Teestube Schmithof/Sief
    Hedwig Pitz
    Raerener Str. 344
    52076 Aachen
    Tel.: 02408 / 8236

    Friesenrath Schützen senior citizens' group
    Rita Walther
    Hundertsweg 2
    52076 Aachen
    Tel.: 02408 / 58779

    Hahn parish old people's home
    Manfred Oslender
    Hochhausring 52
    52076 Aachen
    Tel.: 02408 / 81378

    Walheim Parish Seniors' Group
    Herbert Drießen
    Pirolweg 22
    52076 Aachen
    Tel.: 02408 / 58654

    Itertal-Klinik - Seniorenwohnheim
    Dr. Kösters
    Auf der Kier 9a
    52076 Aachen
    Tel.: 02408 / 9650150

  • Museums

    Art from NRW
    Dr. Marcel Schumacher
    Exhibition of the State of NRW in the former Imperial Abbey of Aachen-Kornelimünster
    Abteigarten 6
    52076 Aachen
    Tel.: 02408 / 6492
    Fax: 02408 / 959415

  • Parish offices, church institutions & foundation

    Propsteipfarre St. Kornelius Kornelimünster
    Pfarrer Dr. Andreas Möhlig
    Benediktusplatz 11
    52076 Aachen
    Tel.: 02408/2106
    Pfarreirat: Veronika Rütters-Kreiten (Chairwoman)
    Korneliusmarkt 52
    52076 Aachen
    Tel.: 02408 / 3505

    St. Anna Walheim Parish
    Albert-Einstein-Str. 36
    52076 Aachen
    Te.l: 02408 / 70970
    Parish Council: Dr. Heribert Baldus
    Auf dem Knopp 19
    52076 Aachen
    Tel.: 02408 / 80220

    St. Rochus parish
    Schwinningstraße 90
    52076 Aachen
    Tel.: 02408 / 2195
    Parish council (also for Schleckheim parish): Doris Esser
    Bahnesweg 19
    52076 Aachen
    Tel.: 02408 / 1723

    St. Maria Hahn parish
    Hahner Str. 31
    52076 Aachen
    Tel.: 02408 / 5331
    Parish council: Liesel Retetzki
    Hahner Str. 115
    52076 Aachen
    Tel.: 02408 / 58000

    St. Josef Schmithof parish Schmithofer Str. 202 52076 Aachen Tel.Josef Schmithof
    Schmithofer Str. 202
    52076 Aachen
    Tel.: 02408 / 81217
    Parish council: Ernst Moese
    Buchenstr. 11
    52076 Aachen
    Tel.: 02408 / 58725

    Pastoral team "Christ Our Unity" Lichtenbusch
    Daniela Nellessen
    Parish office Raerener Str. 93
    52076 Aachen
    Tel.: 02408 / 3606

    Schleckheim parish
    Schwinningstraße 90
    52076 Aachen
    Tel.: 02408 / 2195
    Parish council: see St Rochus parish

    Benedictine Abbey Kornelimünster
    Abbot Friedhelm Tissen
    Oberforstbacher Straße 71
    52076 Aachen
    Tel.: 02408/3055

    Evangelical parish of Kornelimünster-Zweifall
    Pastor Rolf Schopen
    Schleckheimer Straße 12-16
    52076 Aachen
    Tel.: 02408 / 3282
    Fax: 02408 / 6199

    Foundation

    Jürgen Kutsch Foundation
    Benediktinerweg 6
    52076 Aachen
    Tel.: 02408 / 719 48 45

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You can see the district office, a white building with a pointed roof, and the parking lot. Next to the office is a large green deciduous tree and a bench. The sun is shining and there are a few clouds in the sky.
© City of Aachen / Kaimer


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