Monschau
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Monschau is a small resort town nestled in the Eifel region of western Germany, situated in the Aachen district of North Rhine-Westphalia. It serves as a destination for visitors seeking leisure and recreation in this part of Germany.
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Key facts
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- Stadt
- German location.name
- Monschau
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- Burg Monschau 2.jpg
- German location.image_caption
- Slate roofs of Monschau town centre and castle
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- DEU_Monschau_COA.svg
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- Monschau in AC (2009).svg
- German location.state
- Nordrhein-Westfalen
- German location.region
- Köln
- German location.district
- Aachen
- German location.elevation
- 420
- German location.area
- 94.6
- German location.postal_code
- 52156
Article
18 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- 1962 smallpox epidemic
- Economy
- Tourism
- Attractions
- Events
- Museums
- Buildings
- Supraregional sport
- Infrastructure
- Transportation
- Biking trails
- Notable residents
- Literature
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Monschau (; , ; ) is a small resort town in the Eifel region of western Germany, located in the Aachen district of North Rhine-Westphalia.
==Geography== The town is located in the hills of the North Eifel, within the Hohes Venn – Eifel Nature Park in the narrow valley of the Rur river. The historic town center has many preserved half-timbered houses and narrow streets have remained nearly unchanged for 300 years, making the town a popular tourist attraction nowadays. Historically, the main industry of the town was cloth-mills.