Eschweiler: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 29 - 75 Hotel Schwan
 Offering free Wi-Fi internet, an Italian pizzeria, and non-smoking rooms, this hotel in Eschweiler is just 1 km from the A4 motorway and 10 km from th… MoreEUR 51 - 77 Hotel Mykonos
 Boasting a strategic location in Eschweiler, this brand-new hotel and restaurant offers cosy accommodation and delicious Greek specialities.
The fam… MoreEUR 39 - 103 Hotel Landhaus/Restaurant Mafiosi
 Hotel Mafiosi offers large rooms, an Italian restaurant and a traditional beer garden. It is located in Eschweiler town centre, just 650 metres away f… MoreEUR 65 - 137 Best Western Hotel de Ville
 This 4-star hotel lies in Eschweiler´s Old Town, 2.5 km from the train station. It offers spacious rooms, Wi-Fi internet and on-site parking. Aa… More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eschweiler: Guide
Eschweiler is a Rhineland town in western Germany on the river Inde, near the German-Belgian-Dutch frontier, and approx. 10 km east of Aachen.
History
828 First mentioned.
1394 Coal mining first mentioned.
1678 Completely destroyed except one house and a leather pietà.
1800 French municipal rights.
1838 Foundation of the first joint stock company in the then Kingdom of Prussia: Eschweiler Bergwerksverein (i.e. Eschweiler Coal Mining Company) EBV.
1858 Prussian minicipal rights.
1944 Heavily destroyed in World War II.
Worth knowing
Many castles, water castles and manors.
Artificial lake Blausteinsee (i.e. Blue Stone Lake).
Sports: soccer, ice hockey, golf, swimming, horse sports.
A center of Rhineland carnival.
In Eschweiler there are more than 20 active carnival clubs:
#KG "Narrengarde" Eschweiler-Dürwiß
#KG "Ulk" Eschweiler-Hehlrath
#KG "Lätitia Blaue Funken" Eschweiler-Weisweiler
#KG Grüne Funken Eschweiler e.V.
#KG Kirchspiel Lohn
#KG Reitercorps Stadtgarde Eschweiler e.V.
#KG Löstige Eschweiler Afrikaner e.V.
#Eschweiler Scharwache 1882 e.V.
#KG "Ulk" Eschweiler-Oberröthgen 1928 e.V.
#KG "Lustige Reserve" Eschweiler
#KG "Eefelkank" Eschweiler-Hastenrath e.V.
#KG "Prinzengilde" 1947 Eschweiler-Bergrath e.V.
#KG "Burgwache" Eschweiler-Nothberg
#KG "Narrenzunft" Eschweiler-Pumpe-Stich
#KG "Fidele Trammebülle" Eschweiler
#KG "Onjekauchde" Eschweiler-Röhe
#KG Röthgener Garde
#KG Blaue Funken Artillerie e.V. 1928 Eschweiler
#KG Rote Funken Artillerie Eschweiler 1913 e.V.
#KG Klee Oepe Jonge e.V. 1950
#Kolpingfamilie Eschweiler "Böse Buben"
#Garderegiment Weiß-Rot
Culinary specialities
Sauerbraten
black bread, apple syrup, sugar beet syrup or stewed apples
Blood sausage (Blutwurst) crude or fried
Hemmel on Äed (i.e. Heaven and Earth) mashed potatoes with stewed apples and fried blood pudding
Rice pies, apricot pies, pear pies ("Schwatze Flaam") - 20 cm in diameter; the pear pies, also called black pies, are traditionally served at funerals
Sister cities
Wattrelos, France, since 1975
Reigate and Banstead, United Kingdom, since 1985
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