Visit Ouvrage du Haut-Poirier in Achen
Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 3 beyond the one in Achen. Among them are 2 châteaux, an attraction and a fort. At 9.6 km, Parc archéologique européen de Bliesbruck-Reinheim is worth the journey.
Best known, in and near Achen
Ouvrage du Haut-Poirier aside, the next best known are 2 châteaux and a fort.
Best known first: by how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each place (Wikidata’s count). It isn’t a ranking of how good they are.
Where to find them
Out of town, most of the 3 are to the west.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Achen; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What is on offer
Most common are châteaux or heritage sites: 3 of 4.
Dark: in Achen. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The whole list for Achen
First the one in town, then the 3 within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Achen, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Further away
Worth the drive, Parc archéologique européen de Bliesbruck-Reinheim (9.6 km) is first of the 12.
Places within 40 km of Achen with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Achen: questions
What is there to see in Achen?
The one place mapped in Achen is Ouvrage du Haut-Poirier. We list 1 place in town. Another 3 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Achen?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Achen or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Achen?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Parc archéologique européen de Bliesbruck-Reinheim (9.6 km), Ouvrage de Rohrbach (6 km), Château de Lichtenberg (26 km), Site castral de Lorentzen (10 km).
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap and Wikidata: named museums, galleries, châteaux, abbeys, gardens, zoos, theme parks and other visitor attractions whose mapped point lies inside the commune of Achen, then those in the communes within 5 km of its centre, and well-known places within 40 km. Houses, ruins and gardens need a sign they’re open to visitors; places marked private, closed or disused are left out. The historic-monument link is the Culture ministry’s Mérimée record. A place that isn’t mapped isn’t listed, so this isn’t everything there is to see.
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: descriptions, websites, Wikipedia articles), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries. Distances are from the commune’s centre point.
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.