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Jülich Citadel – Citadel of Jülich loop from Jülich

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Jülich Citadel – Citadel of Jülich loop from Jülich

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Jülich Citadel – Citadel of Jülich loop from Jülich

01:00

3.94km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 17, 2026

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Bus stop

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61 m

Lazarus Fountain Jülich

Highlight • Monument

The Lazarus Fountain is on Kleine Kölnstrasse, which is not a real street but a shopping arcade between Kölnstrasse and Große Rurstrasse. Unfortunately, the photos in this highlight are mostly of the Ellitzen fountain in the castle park.

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251 m

Ellritzen Fountain

Highlight • Monument

The Ellritzen fountain opposite the ice cream parlor on Schlossplatz tells the history of the city of Jülich. The figures on the fountain are famous people who were important to …

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262 m

Muttkratbrunnen

Highlight • Monument

Four figures decorate the fountain.
1. Alessandro Pasqualini (1493-1559); Italian architect of the "new" Jülich (city fire of 1547) with a floor plan of the ideal city and the citadel. …

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1.03 km

Fortress Wall Corner, Jülich Citadel

Highlight • Historical Site

1.64 km

Jülich Citadel

Highlight • Historical Site

The citadel was built from 1543 as part of the "ideal city of the Renaissance" and is the oldest citadel north of the Alps.

Source and more info: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zitadelle_J%C3%BClich

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2.01 km

Memorial to the Jews Murdered in Jülich

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The street name "An der Synagoge" and a commemorative plaque there commemorate the Jülich synagogue, which was desecrated by the National Socialists in 1938 and destroyed by the effects of …

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2.75 km

Citadel of Jülich

Highlight • Historical Site

Northern passage through the main wall of the Jülich citadel. The curved shape is intended to make it more difficult for siege artillery to shoot through.

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2.89 km

Citadel of Jülich

Highlight • Historical Site

The Jülich Citadel is one of the oldest and best preserved fortifications of its kind north of the Alps

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3.94 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.29 km

939 m

673 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.62 km

988 m

935 m

388 m

Elevation

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Tuesday 19 May

18°C

12°C

74 %

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Jülich Citadel – Citadel of Jülich loop from Jülich

Lazarus Fountain Jülich

Ellritzen Fountain

Muttkratbrunnen

Fortress Wall Corner, Jülich Citadel

Jülich Citadel

Memorial to the Jews Murdered in Jülich

Citadel of Jülich

Citadel of Jülich

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