Cities · From the hotel: 14 km · 20 min by car
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Düren was already a royal palace in the early Middle Ages, used by Pepin and later by Charlemagne. In the air raid of 16 November 1944 only 13 of 6,431 houses remained undamaged, which is why the centre looks largely modern today. Remains of the city wall, for example on Wallstraße, recall the medieval town.
Since 1501 the Annahaupt, a relic of St. Anne, has been venerated in the St. Anna church. The Marienkirche grew out of a Franciscan monastery founded in 1459.
The Leopold-Hoesch-Museum shows art and goes back to the industrialist Hoesch family. The Papiermuseum recalls that paper production shaped the city's economy for centuries.
At the city forest lies Schloss Burgau, a moated castle. In the Gürzenich district the Schillingspark is among the city's protected monuments.
Around St. Anne's day on 26 July the Annakirmes takes place, according to Wikipedia one of the largest folk festivals in Germany. There is also a town festival, jazz days and several markets.
It takes about 20 minutes by car. The Rurtalbahn (RB 21) runs hourly from Obermaubach to Düren, and the main station is on the Cologne–Aachen line.
Düren was an early royal palace, is known for the Annakirmes and the veneration of St. Anne, and was shaped by paper production for centuries.
On 16 November 1944 Düren was largely destroyed in an air raid; only 13 of 6,431 houses remained undamaged. The city was rebuilt afterwards.
Tip: With the Rurtalbahn from Obermaubach you reach Düren without a car and can continue directly to Aachen or Cologne.
Getting there: About 14 kilometres from the hotel, around 20 minutes by car. The Rurtalbahn runs hourly from Obermaubach to Düren.
