When choosing a destination, Tüddern offers two clearly distinct themes: the architectural and art history of St. Gertrudis Church and the wet woodland habitats of the Tüdderner Fenn. The Green Route also provides a connection for route planning. If you are looking for a holiday apartment, you can choose the area based on your own interests—church art, nature conservation, or a longer stage.

St. Gertrudis Church: Art and Several Building Phases

St. Gertrudis Church houses a wooden sculpture of Anna Selbdritt by Jan van Stevenswert, dating from 1513. The work provides a specific historical reference point for local church art. The building’s history can also be traced through several dates: around 1500, a polygonal choir was added to the single-nave Church of St. Gertrud. After the First World War, the choir was demolished; a three-aisled structure was built in its place in 1937/38.

The 1513 sculpture dates to after the choir was added around 1500 and before its later demolition. The artwork and the building’s history therefore represent different stages, rather than reducing the church to a single construction date. This gives those interested in culture a specific focus centered on a named work, its artist, and changes to the church building.

Tüdderner Fenn: Woodland and Wetland Habitats

The Tüdderner Fenn is an established nature reserve and a continuous woodland area between Tüddern and Süsterseel. It lies on marshland and floodplain terrain. Well-preserved remnants of alder carr woodland characterize the area; it is a valuable site and refuge for rare plants and animals of wet and damp forests.

The Fenn thus offers a different focus from the church: here, the emphasis is on the woodland, its wet terrain, and its importance as a habitat. Those weighing cultural history against nature themes will find two different approaches to planning a trip in Tüddern, without needing to combine them into a single sightseeing itinerary.

The Green Route and the Selfkant Farm Museum

Stage 2 of the Green Route, just under 70 kilometers long, runs from Aachen to Tüddern and ends there. The route’s length offers a distinct point of reference for travel planning. Check the current route before setting out.

The Selfkant Farm Museum in Selfkant-Tüddern has 2,000 m² of exhibition space. The museum’s vintage tractor gathering takes place every two years. If you are planning to visit the museum or attend the gathering, check current visitor information or the specific event date in advance.

More Perspectives in the Wider Destination of Selfkant

The wider destination of Selfkant also has its own landscape and cultural-history landmarks. In Hillensberg is the 100.4-meter-high Schlouner Berg, which offers good views toward the Netherlands and across the Maas Valley. A holloway that has retained its original form leads there to Schlouner Berg, the only mountain in Selfkant.

Historical sites in the wider destination of Selfkant also include the Isenbruch Chapel and Millen. The chapel is a Gothic building made of marlstone, dedicated to the Immaculate Virgin, and dates from the 15th to 16th century. Millen became a pilgrimage site as early as 1126 because of the relics of Saint Quirinus. These examples broaden the picture of Selfkant, while Tüddern’s own highlights are St. Gertrudis Church, the Tüdderner Fenn, and the Green Route.

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