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.[2] 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
Provost Kornelimünster Church (originally from 814 to 817 AD)
Varnenum - Excavations at Kornelimünster of a
Gallo-Romantemple 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.
^Bünermann, Martin;
Köstering, Heinz (1975). Communities and Districts After the Area Community Reform in North Rhine-Westphalia (Die Gemeinden und Kreise nach der kommunalen Gebietsreform in Nordrhein-Westfalen). Köln: German Publishing Community (Deutscher Gemeindeverlag).
ISBN3-555-30092-X.