title: Kornelimünster/Walheim
text: # 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
  
  ### Pictures
  
  * Chapel in Kornelimünster
  * der Napoleonsberg in Kornelimünster
  * Streetview of Friesenrath
  * Streetview of Schleckheim
  * Streetview of Eich
  * Streetview of Hahn
  * Streetview of Lichtenbusch
  * Streetview of Nütheim
  * Streetview of Oberforstbach
  * Streetview of Sief
  * View of Schmithof
  * Walheim church
  
  ## 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.
  