Discover Wallersheim

Wallersheim combines a protected Eifel landscape with geological features and historic buildings.

Landscape and getting around

Wallersheim lies in the North Eifel Nature Park. Large parts of the municipal area are protected; the limestone soils support rare plants such as wild gentian, pasqueflower, mezereon and woodland thistle. The flora is therefore as much a part of the landscape as the region’s geological traces.

The roads also help with orientation: the L10 and L30 state roads pass through Wallersheim. The L10 connects Hersdorf with Büdesheim and continues to the B410. The L30 runs from Birresborn-Kopp via Fleringen to the B410 in the direction of Prüm.

The landscape around Wallersheim, Büdesheim and Schwirzheim is part of the Eifel’s largest limestone basin and is rich in fossils. Fossils found in the Wallersheim/Loch area include crinoids, brachiopods, corals, snails and cephalopods.

Church and historic heritage

The Church of St. Nicholas and St. Barbara was built between 1850 and 1860. It stands on elevated ground at the edge of the village, at the foot of a slope. The single-nave building features Romanesque forms and is also classified as a Neoclassical-influenced hall church with Historicist motifs. The roof of the west tower ends in an octagonal pyramid; the polygonal choir has windows with sandstone surrounds. The church interior features ornamental stained-glass windows.

The church regularly serves as a venue for the Wallersheim Passion Plays. This longstanding connection to the performances adds a cultural role to the building’s architectural significance; individual performances may vary.

Other historic features can be distinguished by their forms and dates. Beside the mortuary chapel is a Baroque crucifixion shrine with a relief of Saint Hubert, dated 1736. The Langstein is a limestone menhir that probably dates from the Late Neolithic. The post-Gothic niche cross Am Lee bears the date 1680 and features later additions. Another wayside cross stands in the Wallersheim Forest southeast of Loch, outside the village centre but within the municipality: it depicts Saint Peter and is dated 1726. The former school with teachers’ apartments is also a cultural heritage site; it dates from 1902.

The documented heritage therefore spans the probably Late Neolithic Langstein, the 18th-century crosses and the school building from 1902. The different architectural forms and dates offer a variety of starting points for anyone interested in the town’s history and built heritage.

Hiking trails and landscape views

Well-marked hiking and cycling trails run through the area around Wallersheim, passing dolomite rock formations and forest streams. There are five rest stops for hikers, with covered seating. Check the facilities on site before planning your tour.

The Prümer Land Tour Route 3 is a moderately difficult 25-kilometre hike with 344 metres of ascent and descent. It passes Devonian rock layers and limestone grassland and offers panoramic views. A detour through Loch includes the Walbert rock sea, a notable geological feature. As trail conditions and exact viewpoints may change, check the latest tour information.

The combination of protected landscapes, geological features and historic buildings makes Wallersheim an appealing destination for a range of interests. When planning your trip, you can decide whether you are more drawn to the hiking trails, the natural landscape and fossils, or the history of the church and heritage sites.

Discover more destinations: Utscheid, Irrhausen, Irrel, Sinspelt, Bitburg, Prümzurlay, Giesdorf, Scharfbillig.

For the broader travel overview: Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm.