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Waldfeucht

Historic Center of Waldfeucht

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Heinsberg

Waldfeucht

Historic Center of Waldfeucht

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Historic Center of Waldfeucht

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Location: Waldfeucht, Heinsberg, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. View of Breberen Windmill – Haaren Windmill loop from Heinsberg (Rheinl)

36.9km

02:15

120m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. View of Breberen Windmill – Haaren Windmill loop from Breberen

28.1km

01:41

80m

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3. The Roer at Vlodrop – Rur River loop from Heinsberg (Rheinl)

37km

02:14

90m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Oliver🌍

April 14, 2024

Always nice to start a bike tour from here

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Sebastian

September 25, 2022

As early as the 13th century, the village of Waldfeucht was the most important place in the surrounding area that extends beyond today's municipal boundaries, it was called a "city" and had market rights. The location on the Roman road Heerlen - Xanten and on the road that led from Heinsberg through the Echter Bruch into the Maasland contributed significantly to this development and led to the possession of Waldfeucht between the rival territories of Guelders, Burgundy, Brabant and Heinsberg for centuries was controversial. The fortifications around Waldfeucht, which are characterized today by hedge paths and cottage gardens and consisted of a wall, moat and two city gates destroyed in the Second World War, are witnesses of these times.

The wealth of forests and the fertile farmland formed the basis for the economic life of the municipality in the Middle Ages. Very early on, craft and trading companies settled in Waldfeucht, from which the tanning and brewing trades have been operated to this day. Locksmith and blacksmith trades flourished in Waldfeucht in the 16th century. Linen and velvet weaving was also carried out in Waldfeucht up until the 19th century.

The demarcation established by the Congress of Vienna in 1815 severed a cultural and economic area that had grown over the centuries. Waldfeucht came to the Prussian Rhine Province and became a border town. Today's municipality of Waldfeucht was formed in connection with the Aachen Law on January 1, 1972 from the then Waldfeucht office with the affiliated municipalities of Braunsrath, Haaren and Waldfeucht as well as the Haas and Haaserdriesch districts of the former Kirchhoven municipality.

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Location: Waldfeucht, Heinsberg, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Historic Center of Waldfeucht

1. View of Breberen Windmill – Haaren Windmill loop from Heinsberg (Rheinl)

2. View of Breberen Windmill – Haaren Windmill loop from Breberen

3. The Roer at Vlodrop – Rur River loop from Heinsberg (Rheinl)

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