Geographically, the municipality of Shepherds with its approximately 270 inhabitants lies in the middle of the community of Vordereifel. In the centre of the village is the Apollonia Chapel.
Special attractions of the municipality of Langenfeld with about 670 inhabitants are the late Gothic pilgrimage chapel St. Jost, which was built around 1400, as well as the 3-tunnel visitor mine "Grube Bendisberg", which offers fantastic insights deep into the interior of the earth and brings old mining traditions to life.