The former Premonstratensian monastery from the 12th century is located in the austere Eifel landscape, in the middle of the "High Fens" nature park, right on the German-Belgian border. The complex, which includes over 32 hectares of forest and a fish pond, is located on a rock plateau at the mouth of the Rur, which meanders in the valley between Kalterherberg and Eschweide, and the Ermesbach. It is 7 km to the picturesque town of Monschau.
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Ahekapelle
Nettersheim
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The Chapel of St. Servatius, popularly known as the Ahekapelle, is dedicated to St. Servatius, Bishop of Maastricht in the 4th century. It has a long tradition as a pilgrimage chapel and is located in the Genfbach valley near Nettersheim-Engelgau.
The existence of the village Birresborn was documented for the first time in 721. The name "Birgisburias" can be translated as "good source".Numerous finds in the area of the source evidence that this source was already known to the Romans.