Monschau

Monschau (; , ; ) is a small resort town in the Eifel region of western Germany, located in the Aachen district of North Rhine-Westphalia.

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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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German location.type: Stadt
German location.name: Monschau
German location.image_photo: Burg Monschau 2.jpg
German location.image_caption: Slate roofs of Monschau town centre and castle
German location.image_coa: DEU_Monschau_COA.svg
German location.image_plan: 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
German location.area_code: 02472
German location.licence: AC, MON
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 05334020
German location.divisions: 7
German location.website: www.monschau.de
German location.mayor: Dr. Carmen Krämer

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Wikidata facts

Country: Germany
Population: 11895
Area: 94.6
Elevation: 517
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Body of water: Rur
Shares border with: Schleiden
Official website: www.monschau.de
Image: Burg Monschau 2.jpg
Dialing code: 02472
Licence plate code: MON

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topic's main category: Category:Monschau
Commons gallery: Monschau
Commons category: Monschau
postal code: 52156
P6814: Monschau
P8168: Silke Bodenbender
category of associated people: Category:People from Monschau
twinned administrative body: Bourg-Saint-Andéol
hashtag: Monschau

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Geography
History
1962 smallpox epidemic
Economy
Tourism
Attractions
Events
Museums
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Supraregional sport
Infrastructure
Transportation
Biking trails
Notable residents
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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.

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