Köpfchen

Köpfchen is a border post in Aachen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia. Köpfchen is situated nearby to the building Gut Grenzhof, as well as near Zyklopensteine.

Photo: ArthurMcGill, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Border post
Description: settlement in Aachen at the border between Belgium and Germany, former border checkpoint
Also known as: “Koepfchen”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Zyklopensteine and Gut Grenzhof.

Zyklopensteine

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Zyklopensteine is situated 500 metres southeast of Köpfchen.

Gut Grenzhof

Building

Photo: ArthurMcGill, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gut Grenzhof is a building, which is situated 400 metres northwest of Köpfchen.

Pelzerturm

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Pelzerturm is situated 1½ km northwest of Köpfchen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hauset and Lichtenbusch.

Hauset

Village

Photo: ArthurMcGill, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hauset is a village in the Belgian municipality of Raeren, part of the German-speaking Community of Belgium. The village is around 260m over Mean Sea Level, along the small river Geul and borders the Forest of Aachen.

Lichtenbusch

Village

Photo: Kunkis, Public domain.

Lichtenbusch is a village, which is situated 3 km southeast of Köpfchen.

Köpfchen

Categories: border checkpoint, boundary point, Ortsteil, and quarter
Location: Aachen, Aachen, Cologne District, Eifel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

50.72311° or 50° 43′ 23″ north

Longitude

6.08976° or 6° 5′ 23″ east

Elevation

282 metres (925 feet)

Open location code

9F28P3FQ+6W

GeoNames ID

6695274

Wikidata ID

Q300697

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Köpfchen” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Aachen-Kopfchen”
Dutch: “Aachen-Köpfchen”
French: “Köpfchen”
German: “Köpfchen”
Irish: “Köpfchen”
Italian: “Köpfchen”
Spanish: “Köpfchen”

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