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

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.