Nettersheim

Nettersheim
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Nettersheim within Euskirchen district
Interactive map of Nettersheim
Location within Germany Location within North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 50°29′33″N 6°37′47″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Köln
District	Euskirchen
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Norbert Crump (CDU)
Area
• Total	94.35 km2 (36.43 sq mi)
Elevation	350–590 m (1,150–1,940 ft)
Population  (2025-12-31)
• Total	8,216
• Density	87.08/km2 (225.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	53947
Dialling codes	02486
Vehicle registration	EU
Website	www.nettersheim.de

Nettersheim (German pronunciation: [ˈnɛtɐsˌhaɪm]) is a municipality in the district of Euskirchen in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the Eifel hills, approx. 20 km south-west of Euskirchen. The rivers Erft and Urft have their source in the municipality.

Geography

The district of the city Netterheim is built out of the constituent communities (Ortsteile):

• Zingsheim, also administrative headquarters
• Pesch
• Roderath
• Tondorf
• Bouderath
• Buir
• Engelgau
• Frohngau
• Holzmülheim
• Marmagen
• Nettersheim (accordingly)

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1965	5,580	—
1970	5,841	+0.92%
1975	5,769	−0.25%
1980	5,919	+0.51%
1985	6,180	+0.87%
1990	6,593	+1.30%
1995	7,298	+2.05%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2000	7,883	+1.55%
2005	8,013	+0.33%
2010	7,687	−0.83%
2015	7,469	−0.57%
2020	7,705	+0.62%
2025	8,216	+1.29%

Source: Landesdatabank Nordrhein-Westfalen

Education and culture

• Kindergarten (5 in city district)
• Family center
• Primary school (2 in city district)
• Secondary school (lower level, Hauptschule)
• House of literature, with included library
• Nature information centrum Eifel
• Archeological park with several information points
• Public education center
• Culture and Art center, located at the old railway station building
• Permanent exhibition, located at town hall (since 2007)
• Art installation, named „Macht der Drei“
• Agricultural museum Nettersheimer Hof
• Wood competence center

Tourism

Nettersheim former Herz-Jesu-Kloster (monastery)

In the city of Nettersheim there is a tourist information, which is located at the „Naturzentrum Eifel” building.

Hiking

Several hiking trails start or pass by Nettersheim, such as:

• Eifelsteig
• Römerkanal-Path
• Jakobsweg
• Eifeler Quellenpfad
• Eifeler Kräuterpfad

Climate

Climate data for Nettersheim (Eifel)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	1.4 (34.5)	3.1 (37.6)	6.6 (43.9)	10.7 (51.3)	15.2 (59.4)	18.4 (65.1)	19.5 (67.1)	19 (66)	16.7 (62.1)	11.9 (53.4)	5.9 (42.6)	2.8 (37.0)	10.9 (51.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−0.8 (30.6)	0.4 (32.7)	3.2 (37.8)	6.6 (43.9)	10.7 (51.3)	13.8 (56.8)	15.3 (59.5)	14.9 (58.8)	12.6 (54.7)	8.5 (47.3)	3.5 (38.3)	0.7 (33.3)	7.5 (45.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−2.9 (26.8)	−2.3 (27.9)	−0.2 (31.6)	2.5 (36.5)	6.2 (43.2)	9.3 (48.7)	11.1 (52.0)	10.9 (51.6)	8.6 (47.5)	5.1 (41.2)	1.1 (34.0)	−1.3 (29.7)	4.0 (39.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	86 (3.4)	74 (2.9)	69 (2.7)	63 (2.5)	78 (3.1)	88 (3.5)	97 (3.8)	90 (3.5)	72 (2.8)	71 (2.8)	85 (3.3)	105 (4.1)	978 (38.5)
Source: Climate Nettersheim, accessed 20 December 2017

People

• Cornelius Agrippa (1486–1535), German Renaissance polymath, writer, physician and legal scholar
• Horst Lichter (born 1962), German cook, television cook, cookbook author and moderator

External links

• Nettersheim website(in German)
• Archeological park(in German)
• Cultural association(in German)
• Wood competence center(in German)