As a museum for industrial, economic and social history of the Aachen region, Zinkhütter Hof shows the development of one of the oldest industrial regions in Central Europe. A unique testimony to local industrial history is the Zinkhütter Hof itself...
The local community Arft with its approximately 250 inhabitants is idyllically situated in the middle of an original heath landscape. The highest point is the Raßberg with 668 m above sea level. NN, at the foot of which is a small ski area. The Arfter Bach, one of the Nette's two source rivers, originates here. In addition to the eponymous town, there is the smaller district of Netterhöfe.