Eifel-Blick "Burg Nideggen"
Nideggen
This Eifel view (approx. 300 meters above sea level) from the castle's west tower, the so-called "Damenerker", offers you a distant view in a south to north-westerly direction over the central Rur valley and the northern parts of the Eifel National Park as far as the Rur Eifel plateau.
The west tower consists mainly of 14th century building fabric and served representative purposes with its large windows. The remains of a chimney can be found inside the tower, which is thought to have been the bower for the female members of the count's family.
Nideggen Castle towers over the middle Rur valley on the so-called "castle wall", which is up to 50 m high and forms the high point of the local sandstone formations. The oldest part of this mighty and imposing landmark (the keep) was built between 1177 and 1190 at the behest of Count Wilhelm II of Jülich.
The castle museum, which opened in the keep in 1979, provides an interesting insight into life in a medieval castle through its exhibitions.
How to get there
You can reach Nideggen from Düren and Heimbach via the L 249, from Aachener Land via the B 399 and L 11, from Monschauer Land via the L 246 and from the Cologne-Bonn area via the B 265 and L 11.
In Nideggen, follow the signs to the castle and park on the castle square.
