North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Europe
Simmerath works well as a base: 10 minutes from Monschau, 9km from Eifel National Park.
Simmerath is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with about 5,200 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Monschau, about 7 km away.
Simmerath (German pronunciation: [ˈzɪməʁaːt]) is a municipality in the district of Aachen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately 20 km south-east of Aachen, near the border to Belgium. The administrative area was expanded in 1972 and includes the following localities:
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Within an hour or so of Simmerath: Monschau (7 km), Eifel National Park (9 km), Hautes Fagnes (18 km), Signal de Botrange (18 km).
The nearest famous roads are Baraque de Fraiture, Mosel Valley Wine Route and Moselle Valley Road (B53).
Simmerath is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, about 7 km from Monschau.
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Essential numbers in Germany
ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
Full driving guide for Germany8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Slate-and-timber Eifel town crammed into the narrow Rur gorge near the Belgian border, its lanes essentially unchanged for 300 years; a historic mustard mill still grinds and the castle ruin hosts open-air concerts.
7 km · about 10 min drive
national park
NRW's only national park rewires former forest with wild beech, wildcats and one of Germany's darkest star-filled skies.
9 km · about 15 min drive
national park
Belgium's highest, wildest plateau of peat bog and boardwalk trails, often the snowiest corner of the country.
18 km · about 20 min drive
scenic viewpoint
At 694m this is the highest point in Belgium, marked by a stone tower on the Hautes Fagnes plateau.
18 km · about 20 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A 19th-century dam near Spa crowned by a 13-ton stone lion, with a 78 m panorama tower and forested Ardennes reservoir views a short detour off the Verviers road.
23 km · about 25 min drive
cathedral
The first UNESCO World Heritage Site in Germany, built by Charlemagne as his palatine chapel in the 9th century.
25 km · about 30 min drive
scenic viewpoint
The Netherlands' highest mainland point at 322.4 metres, where the Dutch, Belgian and German borders meet near Vaals.
26 km · about 30 min drive
racetrack
Home of the Belgian Grand Prix, featuring the legendary Eau Rouge corner
29 km · about 35 min drive
April to October
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