Alzen (Monschau)
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Alzen
City of Monschau
Coordinates: 50 ° 31 ′ 41 ″ N , 6 ° 15 ′ 47 ″ E
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| Height : | approx. 530 m |
| Postal code : | 52156 |
| Area code : | 02472 |
Alzen is part of the Höfen district of Monschau .
location
Alzen adjoins the center of Höfen to the southwest. The natural border forms a strong depression, the slopes of which are called "Sief" on the Höfen side and "Kauferberg" on the Alzen side.
history
A farm in Alzen was first mentioned as Altzina in 1444, when the forester Johann von der Hardt received it as a fief from Duke Gerhard II. Von Jülich-Berg . This fiefdom remained in the hands of the forest administration until 1794. Alzen still has a few farms, which are becoming more and more rare in the Monschau Heckenland.
Worth seeing
- From the end of March to the middle of May, Alzen is the starting point for popular daffodil hikes in the Perlenbach-Fuhrtsbachtal nature reserve that adjoins the district .
- Alzen is visually characterized by the typical red beech hedges, some of which can reach considerable dimensions of up to 9 meters in height.
literature
- Rudolf Bewer : Alzena, a genealogical hub . In: The Hermit on the High Fens . 4th year, 8/9, May / June. Monschau 1929, p. 114–124 ( Digital Collections of the University of Cologne [accessed on August 8, 2015]).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ gv-mon.de ( Memento of the original from March 10, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
