Dollendorf
Ortsteil of Blankenheim in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Dollendorf is a village in the municipality of Blankenheim in the district of Euskirchen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It gives its name to the surrounding limestone depression (Kalkmulde).
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 Location of Dollendorf | |
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| Coordinates: 50°22′20″N 06°42′27″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| District | Euskirchen |
| Municipality | Blankenheim |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.13 km2 (7.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 820 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 53945 |
| Dialling codes | 02697 |
History
Dollendorf was incorporated into Blankenheim on 1 July 1969.[1]
Sights
- Catholic parish church of St. John the Baptist (14th-century tower; nave built 1732–1736)
- War memorial to the fallen of the First World War; inaugurated on 30 May 1926
- Typical farmhouses from the 18th and 19th centuries.
- Chapel of St. Anthony of Padua (on the Stations of the Cross between Dollendorf and Schloßthal)
- Dollendorf Castle ruins
- Neuweiler Castle not far from Ahrhütte, below Schloßthal (wall remains)
- Haus Vellen or Vellerhof (Clemens-Josef-Haus), courtyard building from the 18th century with chapel and its own cemetery.