Today's church in Ettringen certainly had several predecessors at this point on the Kirchberg. In 1616 St. Maximinus is mentioned for the first time as patron. The foundation stone of today's church - according to plans by the Cologne architect Vinzenz Statz - was laid on June 9th, 1857 and 4 years later, on September 4th, 1861, the inauguration by Bishop Wilhelm Arnoldi took place.
The steam locomotive of the former Philippsheim-Binsfeld narrow-gauge railroad is still a reminder of the time of the historic narrow-gauge railroad in the Eifel. In front of the former engine shed in Bahnhofsstraße, the historic vehicle is well protected under roof and is freely accessible all year round.
A seemingly peaceful fountain awakens, begins to bubbling. Suddenly, a fountain of 9 ° C of cold water shoots into the sky, for six minutes it bubbles up. The haunted by, the "Brubbel" like the locals call their phenomenon affectionate, is just as flashy.