Spare time activities in and around the “Selfkant”
Spare time
Our rural, yet centrally located hotel is situated in the village of Höngen which
belongs to the municipality of Selfkant. Belonging to Germany again only
since 1963, the Selfkant is Germany’s westernmost municipality.
Before then, Selfkant was part of the Netherlands for almost 20 years
that had been awarded this strip of land as compensation for
war damages suffered under German occupation.





Aachen Tourist Informaton:
http://www.aachen.de/EN/ts/Current_information/index.html
Aachen Three-Country Point (Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium) (about 35 minutes by car):
http://www.routeyou.com/en-gb/location/view/47020103/drielandenpunt.nl
Aachen Cultural Program:
http://www.aachen.de/en/kf/veranst_en/
Aachen Carolus Spa (about 35 minutes by car)
https://www.carolus-thermen.de/go/bad_aachen/english.html
Aachen Stadttheater (City Theater):
Aachen Kletterwald (about 35 minutes by car):
http://www.kletterwald-aachen.de/
Visitors‘ Centre Hückelhoven Colliery (about 30 minutes by car):
Designer-Outlet Center Maasmechelen Village(about 35 minutes by car):
http://www.maasmechelenvillage.com/en/home/home
Designer-Outlet Roermond (about 40 minutes by car) :
http://www.mcarthurglen.com/nl/designer-outlet-roermond/en/
Eifel Nationalpark:
http://www.nationalpark-eifel.de/go/eifel/english.html
Eifel, city of Monschau (about 1 hour by car):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monschau
Eifel, Café am Roten Haus (Cafe at the Red House) (expecially recommended when visiting Monschau):
http://www.cafeamrotenhaus.de/
Spare time guide fort he region:
http://www.freizeitguide-euregio.de/
Gangelt, Wildlife Park (about 15 minutes by car):
http://www.wildpark-gangelt.com/eng/index.html
Gaia Park, Zoo ( Anfahrt ca. 30 Minuten) :
http://www.netherlands-tourism.com/gaiazoo-explore-kerkrades-zoo-park/
Heinsberger Tourist Service:
http://www.heinsberger-tourist-service.de/?changelang=2
Maaseik, Belgium (about 30 minutes by car):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maaseik
http://travel.michelin.com/web/destination/Belgium_Luxembourg-Belgium-Maaseik/tourist-attractions
Maastricht Tourist Service (the Netherlands):
http://www.vvvmaastricht.nl/?lang=2
Mondo Verde, theme park (about 30 minutes by car):
http://hollandtour.org/list/landgraaf/mondo-verde-world.html
http://www.wereldtuinenmondoverde.nl/
Selfkantbahn, Schierwaldenrath (the only remaining narrow-gauge steam locomotive railway in Germany. It is even possible to get a honorary degree in steam locomotive driving) (about 15 minutes by car):
http://hts.mmserver.org/english/cultural-highlights/steam-train-selfkantbahn/
Sittard, the Netherlands (about 10 minutes by car):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sittard
Snowworld Landgraaf, Indoor-Skiing (one of the largest indoor ski slopes in the world) (about 30 minutes by car)):
Zipfelpass (Passport for those who want to visit the westernmost, the easternmost, the northernmost and the southernmost municipals of Germany):