#euskirchen

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EUSKIRCHEN -> GERMANY

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620 015 bei Euskirchen am 02.09.2025

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Euskirchen

Euskirchen ist eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen mit etwa sechzigtausend Leuten. Es ist sehr alt - es bekam im Jahr 1302 die Stadtrechte verliehen. Heute ist es eine mittelgroße Stadt, die ein wichtiges Zentrum für ein weites Einzugsgebiet mit ungefähr einhundertneunzigtausend Einwohnern ist. Der Bahnhof hat viele Züge, mit Verbindungen nach Köln, Bonn, Trier und anderen. Es gibt viele interessante Sehenswürdigkeiten in Euskirchen, darunter viele katholische Kirchen, zum Beispiel Herz-Jesu-Kirche, St. Martin, und St. Matthias. Es gibt auch das Stadtmuseum, das LVR-Industriemuseum Tuchfabrik Müller, und eine attraktive Altstadt. Die Stadt hat auch zwölf Burgen, und Reste einer Stadtmauer. Euskirchen wurde 2021 schwer überschwemmt, erholt sich aber. Emil Fischer, der 1902 den Nobelpreis für Chemie gewonnen hat, wurde 1852 in Euskirchen geboren.

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Burg Satzvey - Mechernich, DEUTCHLAND

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Make Euskirchen clean again ... (doppeldeutig)

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No matter the amount of compassion, seeing pictures like this usually still feels abstract…

…until you know those places.

This is basically my home, the places I grew up in, the people I spent half my life with.

It’s Bad Münstereifel, where I went to school for 9 years and spent a lot of my free time, where I met with friends and had my first job.

It’s Erftstadt, 4 miles from where my sister and her family lives. They haven’t had electricity for about 24hours, weren’t sure if they would be evacuated or not, and aren’t able to get in and out of their town.

It’s Gemünd, the very corner of where my grandmother lives. Her home was flooded up into the 2nd floor and there is nothing left now.

Many people have lost their lives, others lost their loved ones and their homes, more than a 1000 people are still missing from the flooded areas in Belgium and Germany, cleaning up and rebuilding will takes years.

… and in all that some politicians tell us to not „instrumentalize this situation“ for the climate debate - because moments like this are actual dead proof for what they try to ignore and this they don’t want to be told. Everyday they ridicule climate scientists and activists but once reality shoves it back into their throats they don’t want to hear the „told you so!“

I’d like to hit them with the bricks of collapsed buildings soooooo hard!

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If you’re looking for a castle hotel, try Burg Satzvey in Nordrhein-Westfalen near Köln and Bonn. There are 7 rooms you can stay in via AirBnB. Info: https://www.airbnb.com/users/21671195/listings. But even if you don’t spend the night, it’s worth a visit. There are several restaurants and events held throughout the year.

Hours: Tours only Saturday, Sundays, and on public holidays 12-5 pm

Fees: Free to enter the grounds, castle tour €5 for adults, €2 for children 4-12, children under 4 are free

Address: An der Burg 3, 53894 Mechernich, Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Photo:Sunset with street light by Jens Steidtner http://flic.kr/p/QMM4Vz