The famous baroque master builder Balthasar Neumann was won over as an architect for the church. The client for this was the noble family of the Counts von der Leyen.
The Bausenberg is still the best preserved horseshoe crater in the Eifel!There is a wide variety of different types of biotopes on the crater and its wall. The Niederzissen local mountain offers well over 500 plant species and an animal world with more than 5,000 different species that are protected by nature.
Behind the parish hall you can find the fountain with a jumping goat made of sheet bronze on a lava stone.
The Benedictine Abbey of Maria Laach is much more than a monastery – it is a place of vibrant encounters and inner peace. Here, people come together seeking inspiration, reflection, or simply a moment of silence – and at the same time, they experience the spiritual power of this special place.
In summer the lake is used by tourists as a local recreation area. On warm days the Laacher See invites many bathers to swim or rent a boat.
Olbrück Castle is located in the middle of the magnificent volcanic area of the Eifel. The geological dimension of volcanism and the cultural-historical dimension of the Middle Ages collide here and become tangible at Olbrück Castle!
Sour wells or sourlings are carbon dioxide-containing sources that are typical for regions with volcanic activity.
The pentagonal castle complex was built in 1402 by Archbishop Werner von Falkenstein. Today the castle ruins can still be viewed from the outside.
In the eighties, the local council decided to expand the existing building and use it as a village community center. Since June 3rd, 1989 the village community center has been the center of the village life.
The former Florinshof mill, also known as the “Stiftsmühle” or “der Herren Mühle”, belonged to the formerly independent St. Florin monastery in Koblenz. The Franzosenstein, also known as the Napoleonstein, was originally erected in 1812 on a small plot of woodland in the Fuchshöle district. Dear people interested in local history, You would like to find out more about this place - where the former Florinshof mill stood - and the unique obelisk. We are happy to provide you with some further information below.