Monschau: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 69 - 108 Hotel Lindenhof
 This 3-star, family-run hotel offers on-site parking and the room rate includes breakfast. It is located in the picturesque, medieval town of Monschau… MoreEUR 55 - 109 Hotel Perlenau
 This family-run hotel is located in the Hohes Venn-Eifel Nature Park, 3 km from Monschau’s historic town centre. Hotel Perlenau offers country-style… MoreEUR 32 - 74 Hotel Royal
 Imbedded in the beautiful surrounding of the Rurtal, in the city centre of Monschau, is our Hotel Royal Garni located.
It is operated now in second g… MoreEUR 45 - 160 Hotel Graf Rolshausen
 We are a 3-star-hotel with 14 double rooms and a suite with whirlpool in the heart of Monschau. The house is over 400 years old and has an old vault a… MoreEUR 35 - 80 Hotel Alt Montjoie
 This cosy, family run hotel lies in the heart of the historic Old Town of Monschau, beneath the impressive castle buildings, in the beautiful Eifel hi… MoreEUR 40 - 200 Carat Vitalhotel Monschau Eifel
 This 4-star hotel offers comfortable rooms, a free breakfast and an indoor swimming pool. It is located in the town of Monschau, just 5 km from the Be… MoreEUR 28 - 78 Eifeler Hof Monschau
 This 2-star hotel in the old quarter of Monschau offers a historic ambience, free Wi-Fi, and an on-site Dutch pancake house.
The Eifeler Hof Monschau… MoreEUR 62 - 88 Hotel & Restaurant Hubertusklause
 This charming, traditional hotel offers cosy accommodation overlooking the historic town Monschau in the German-Belgian Nature Park, in the lovely Eif… MoreEUR 48 - 120 Café Hotel Altstadt-Post
 Discover warm hospitality here in the picturesque, medieval town of Monschau.
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Monschau: Guide
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Monschau (French: Montjoie) is a city in the west of Germany, located in the Aachen (district)|district Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. As of 2002 it has a population of 13,050. An area of 94.61 km² belongs to the city, ranging in altitude between 350 and 650 m above mean sea level.
The city is located in the hills of the Eifel, in the narrow valley of the Rur river. The historic city center wasn't destroyed in World War II, thus the many half-timbered houses and narrow streets nearly unchanged for 300 years make it a popular tourist attraction nowadays. Historically the main industry of the city were cloth-mills.
History
Above the city is the castle Monschau, which dates back to the 13th century - in 1198 the first mention of Monschau was made. Starting in 1433 the castle was used as a seat of the dukes of Duchy of Jülich|Jülich. In 1543 Emperor Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V. besieged it as part of the Geldern Feud, captured it and plundered the city. However the castle stayed with Jülich until 1609, then it became part of Palatinate-Neuburg.
Roer département. After the area became part of Prussia in 1815, Monschau became the capital of a district, the Kreis Montjoie. In 1918 the German Emperor changed the name to Monschau.
In 1972 the city was enlarged with the previous independent municipalities Höfen, Imgenbroich, Kalterherberg, Konzen, Mützenich and Rohren.
External links
http://www.monschau.de - Official webpage (German & English)
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