Stolberg, Urban municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Stolberg is a medium-sized town in the Aachen region of North Rhine-Westphalia, positioned between Aachen city and the Eifel highlands. The settlement sits at around 260 meters elevation and covers valleys dotted with old industrial buildings alongside wooded hilltops.
Protestant brass producers settled in the town during the 17th century and turned it into a metalworking center. The industry shaped the town through several centuries into the industrial modern era.
The historic center clusters around the hilltop fortress, while valley floors hold the remaining brass manufacturer mansions known as Kupferhöfe. These estates combine residential quarters with former workshop spaces, showing how business owners once lived alongside their production sites.
The central railway station links the town to larger cities nearby and offers both regional and faster train connections. The town center can be explored on foot, while hillside areas require walking uphill.
The nickname Copper Town actually refers to brass production rather than copper working. Many old brass yards with their courtyard layouts still stand and shape the townscape today.
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Burg Stolberg
47 m
Wehebachtalsperre
7.7 km
Kornelimünster Abbey
5.8 km
Laufenburg
9.2 km
Stolberg Central Station
3.3 km
Sender Aachen-Stolberg
1.5 km
Brander Wald
2.6 kmKupferhof
1.4 kmBleihütte Binsfeldhammer
1.3 km
St. Kornelius
5.5 km
Varnenum
5 km
Schevenhütte Quarry
7.1 km
Eschweiler Wald
3.5 km
St. Katharina
7.7 km
Schlangenberg
3.4 km
Kupfermeisterfriedhof
123 mReitwerk
1.8 km
Museum Zinkhütter Hof
1.5 kmIm Korkus
5.7 km
St. Lucia in Stolberg
32 m
Eagle-Pharmacy
32 m
Holzheim Castle
7.6 km
Karlsburg
8.9 km
St. Stephanus
5.4 km
St. Barbara
4.2 km
Einsiedelei Kornelimünster
5.3 km
Münsterbusch zwischen Hamm und Haumühle
3 km
Schlangenberg
3.4 km
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