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The city of Düren was located on the main fighting front during the Allied invasion of Germany in World War II. During 1944 and 1945, the protracted and bloody Battle for Hürtgenwald was fought on Düren's district area, and on November 16, 1944, Düren was completely destroyed by Allied air bombings.
Düren ist mit rund 93.600 Einwohnern eine große Mittelstadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen. Sie liegt am Nordrand der Eifel zwischen Aachen und Köln und ist Verwaltungssitz des gleichnamigen Kreises sowie Mitglied der Euregio Maas-Rhein. Die von der Rur durchflossene Stadt nennt sich auch Das Tor zur Nordeifel .
Düren is a shopping and cultural centre in the middle of it all, with a colourful and open atmosphere. Visit the marketplace, the museums, the theatre and the parks, or book a city tour to discover the history and architecture of Düren.
- Schloss Burgau. First built in 1100 or so, this moated castle to the south of Düren became a lavish palace in Renaissance times. The greatest symbol from that period is the marvellous bay window (1551) on the residence tower, which is masterfully sculpted with medallions, coats of arms and ornamentation.
- Papiermuseum Düren. The city has a paper-making legacy that goes back to 1576. Those mills were set along the banks of the Rur River, the soft water of which was a key ingredient in production.
- Leopold-Hoesch-Museum. At the start of the 20th century the industrialist Wilhelm Hoesch donated 300,000 marks to the city to build a museum in his father’s memory.
- Stadtpark Düren. On the left bank of the Rur Düren’s city park is officially named after the former German chancellor Willy Brandt. And even though it was inaugurated in 1896, the park’s history begins after the war as the Rur River witnessed bitter fighting and almost everything along it was destroyed.
Düren. Marketplace in Düren, Ger. Düren, city, North Rhine–Westphalia Land (state), western Germany. It lies along the Rur River, on the northeastern slopes of the Eifel Hills. A Frankish settlement first mentioned in 748, it grew from the Villa Duria of Pippin III the Short, the king of the Franks. It was subsequently the seat of diets ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Oct 2, 2023 · Katholische St. Anna Kirche In Düren. 2. Religious Sites. By Risinghurst_Rover. 1950's church built to replace the one destroyed in the war. Breathtaking architecture. Excellent exhibition about... 5. Arena Kreis Düren.
Düren: Auf der offiziellen Seite von Düren Tourismus erfahren Sie alle Informationen rund um Übernachtung und Sehenswürdigkeiten für Ihren Aufenthalt am Rande der Eifel. Besuchen Sie auch unsere Tourismusinformation in der Innenstadt.
