Discover 5 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Nideggen (Germany). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Burg Nideggen, Gödersheim Castle, and Burgenmuseum. Also, be sure to include St. Johannes Baptist in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Nideggen (North Rhine-Westphalia).
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Burg Nideggen
The ruins of Nideggen Castle are a symbol of the town of Nideggen in Germany and are owned by the county of Düren. The rectangular hill castle was the seat of the powerful counts and dukes of Jülich and had a reputation in the Middle Ages of being impregnable.[1]
Gödersheim Castle
Gödersheim Castle is a ruined, Late Gothic, water castle a few kilometres from Wollersheim, a village in the borough of Nideggen, in the county of Düren in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is located in the valley of the Neffelbach and has been protected as an historic monument since 22 October 1993. The owners of the castle ruins and surrounding land were the Rhineland Regional Association but, in 2016, an immediate neighbour, Helmut Waldmann, owner of the Gödersheim Mill, bought the ruins and adjacent buildings. He intends to demolish the buildings and build flats in the gatehouse and the ruins.[2]
Burgenmuseum
Museum in Nideggen, Germany. The Castle Museum is located in Nideggen Castle in the county of Düren, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.[3]
Address: Kirchgasse 10, 52385 Nideggen
St. Johannes Baptist
Church
Address: Kirchgasse 6, Nideggen
Bergfried
Tower