Discover Tüddern: St. Gertrud, Fenn and the Green Route

Tüddern can be explored from several very different perspectives: sacred art and architectural history, an important nature reserve, the Selfkant Farm Museum and an almost 70-kilometre section of the Green Route. This allows you to tailor your stay to the interests of your travel group and consider whether culture, nature, a museum or a longer stretch of route should be the main focus before searching for a holiday apartment.

Church and architectural history in Tüddern

A special cultural landmark is the Church of St. Gertrudis. It houses a wooden sculpture of the Anna Selbdritt by Jan van Stevenswert, dating from 1513. The work connects the town with late medieval art and gives the church a specific historical distinction that you can discover during a culture-focused stay in Tüddern.

The church’s architectural history also tells of changes spanning several centuries. Around 1500, a polygonal choir was added to the single-nave Church of St. Gertrud. After the First World War, this choir was demolished; a three-nave structure was built in its place in 1937/38. Those interested in churches, historic buildings and regional development will therefore find not just a single work of art here, but several aspects from different periods in one location.

Tüddern Fenn as a natural area

Tüddern Fenn forms a clear contrast to the church and architectural history. The contiguous woodland lies between Tüddern and Süsterseel on a wetland and floodplain site. The area is an existing nature reserve and still preserves well-developed remnants of alder swamp forest.

This distinctive landscape is a valuable habitat and a refuge for rare plants and animals of wet and damp forests. For your travel planning, this means that if you place greater emphasis on observing nature and experiencing the landscape than on historical sightseeing, Tüddern Fenn is one of the defining features of the area.

Museum, tractors and regional insights

The Selfkant Farm Museum in Selfkant-Tüddern has an exhibition area of 2,000 m². This means that, alongside the church and natural area, the town also offers a clear focus for visitors interested in agricultural history and regional everyday culture. The Selfkant Farm Museum’s vintage tractor gathering takes place every two years and provides a recurring highlight in the museum’s events calendar.

For families with different interests, this combination can be helpful when planning the day: while some members of the travel group may prefer historical art or the landscape, the museum offers an independent way to explore the history of the Selfkant. The tractor gathering’s biennial schedule makes it sensible to consider your own travel period and the relevant edition of the event separately.

The Green Route as a longer travel idea

Another point of reference is the almost 70-kilometre Stage 2 of the Green Route from Aachen to Tüddern in the Selfkant. It ends in Tüddern, making the town a destination along this longer route. If you are planning your trip not merely as a stay in one location but as part of a more extensive route, you can include this stage in your considerations. Its exact length should be taken into account in your personal daily and travel planning.

Which holiday apartment suits your travel plans?

When searching for a holiday apartment in Tüddern, it is worth first deciding what kind of stay you want. Visitors interested in culture can make the Church of St. Gertrudis and its art history the focus. Those who prefer nature and the landscape can orient themselves around Tüddern Fenn and its wetland and floodplain structures. For a family-oriented stay with several interests, the museum, church art and nature can be considered as different areas to explore, without combining them into a single activity.

When choosing your accommodation, therefore, check which itinerary suits you. The places and topics mentioned provide a concrete basis for this, while the location, dates and desired amenities of the holiday apartment should be compared separately.

For further travel planning, you can also take a look at Erkelenz, Wegberg, Übach-Palenberg, Gangelt, Waldfeucht, Holzweiler, Selfkant and Hückelhoven.

For the main travel overview: Heinsberg.