Lessenich (Mechernich)

Infobox German Location
Name=Lessenich
Art=Village
Town=Mechernich
Gemeindeart=Stadt
Gemeindename=Mechernich
Kreis=Euskirchen
Alternativanzeige-Gemeindename=
Wappen=Wappen M-Lessenich gr.jpg
lat_deg=50 |lat_min=36 |lat_sec=30
lon_deg=6 |lon_min=43 |lon_sec=18
Bundesland=Nordrhein-Westfalen
Höhe=230
Höhe-bis=260
Höhe-Bezug=NN
Fläche=
Einwohner=453
Einwohner-Stand-Datum=2006-08-04
Eingemeindungsdatum=1972-01-01
Postleitzahl1=53894
Postleitzahl2=
Vorwahl1=02256
Vorwahl2=
Lagekarte=
Lagekarte-Beschreibung=

Lessenich is a small village at the northern rim of the Eifel hill chain. It belongs to the city of Mechernich in the district of Euskirchen.Lessenich is situated in the centre of the triangle of Mechernich, Euskirchen und Bad Münstereifel. The roman Eifel Aqueduct to Cologne and the Bundesautobahn 1 both are along the villages area.The three castles Burg Zievel, Burg Veynau and Burg Satzvey are in the villages surroundings.

External links

* [http://www.lessenich-in-der-eifel.de Website of Lessenich]
* [http://www.tus-veytal.de Website of local soccer club TuS Veytal]
* [http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Lessenich_%28Mechernich%29 Entry for village] in GenWiki