# Eupen

Eupen is a small town in the province of Liège, Belgium. It is the capital of the German-speaking community of Belgium. Large parts of the municipality are covered by forests and the Hautes Fagnes wetlands.

## Understand

The town counts around 20,000 inhabitants (2018). As the administrative centre of the German-speaking community of Belgium, which comprises a few municipalities along its eastern border, it is the seat of parliament of this community.
* 50.630396.031521 Tourist-Info Eupen, Marktplatz 7, ☏ +32 87 55 34 50, info@eupen-info.be. (updated Jan 2018)

## Get in
### By bus

Line number 14, run jointly by ASEAG of Germany and TEC of Belgium, connects Eupen with Aachen, in Germany. A journey between the two towns takes approximately 30 minutes, with a single ticket costing €6.90 as of January 2024. German subscriptions like the Deutschlandticket are not valid within Belgium or for cross-border trips.

### By train

InterCity line IC01 run by Belgian nation rail carrier SNCB runs from Eupen to Ostend, stopping in many major Belgian cities such as Liège, Leuven, Brussels, Ghent and Bruges. The 50.6351496.0370991 Eupen Train Station is north of the town centre at Bahnhofstrasse 2, and has a staffed ticket office, open daily from 07:00-14:15.

### By car

Eupen is quite near to the E40 highway between Liège and Aachen. You must get off at exit 38 called Eupen - Welkenraedt.

### By plane

The nearest Airport is in Liège (LGG) which is served by a few airlines with various European destinations. The larger Belgian airports of Brussels (BRU) and Brussels South in the city of Charleroi (CRL) are a bit further away but are a lot bigger and serve a lot more flights than Liège.
Another option is to fly to Cologne (CGN) and get to Eupen through Aachen.

## Get around

The town centre is small enough to be crossed on foot, to outlying settlements and the reservoir a car is useful. Buses also run to many destinations and are operated by the Walloon transport agency TEC.

## See

* 50.630666.032421 St. Nicholas Church (Nikolauskirche), Marktplatz. This Renaissance church was built between 1721 and 1729.
* 50.63226.035462 Eupen City Museum (Eupener Stadtmuseum), Gospertstraße 52, ☏ +32 87 74 00 05, stadtmuseum.eupen@swing.be. Tu-F 09:30-12:00 and 13:00-16:00, Sa 14:00-17:00, Su 10:00-12:00 and 14:00-17:00. Museum depicting the history of the town, its cloth-weaving history and carnival. (updated Jan 2018)
* 50.6260116.0300953 IKOB International Art Centre East Belgium, Rotenberg 12b, ☏ +32 87 56 01 10, info@ikob.be. Contemporary art museum with temporary exhibitions. The museum is closed when changing exhibitions. €6 regular, €4 reduced. Free on first Sunday and Wednesday of the month.. (updated Jan 2018)
* 50.6246276.0361544 Moorenhöhe Park, Haasberg. For a panoramic view over the lower part of the town, take a walk to Moorenhöhe Park. (updated Jun 2017)

## Do

* Football: 50.62636.04521 KAS Eupen, Kehrweg 14, ☏ +32 87 56 13 77. "The Pandas" were relegated in 2024 and now play soccer in Challenger Pro League, the second tier. Kehrweg Stadium (capacity 8360) is 1 km southeast of town centre. (updated Jun 2024)
* Carnival: . February. It begins on Thursday with an Old Ladies procession, which began in the 19th century when women couldn’t take part in carnival activities, so they held their own celebrations one day earlier. The children’s parade on Sunday (14:30) is followed by the carnival’s major parade that leaves from Werthplatz on Rosenmontag or Rose Monday (12:30). It is a tradition to throw paper roses along the parade route. Floats and costumed locals precede the Carnival Prince. On Tuesday, another children’s procession (14:30) follows a different route. There's entertainment, and the carnival ends when the prince returns the city keys to the town hall. (date needs fixing)

## Eat

* 50.586036.129821 Haus Ternell, Monschauer Straße 3, ☏ +32 87 30 00 48. (updated Jan 2018)
* 50.615396.044132 Meeting Point, Hütte 79, ☏ +32 87 88 01 09, info@restaurant-meetingpoint.be. (updated Jan 2018)

## Sleep

* 50.625146.039581 Gîte d'Étape d'Eupen, Judenstraße 79, ☏ +32 87 55 31 26, gite.eupen@gitedetape.be. The only hostel in Eupen. Has 17 rooms. From €16.40. (updated Jan 2018)
* 50.62686.03172 Sleepwood Hotel, Neustraße 61, ☏ +32 87 55 50 88, kontakt@sleepwood.eu. From €79. (updated Jan 2018)
* 50.6219956.039383 Hotel Ambassador Bosten, Haasstraße 81, ☏ +32 87 74 08 00, info@ambassador-bosten.be. (updated Jan 2018)

## Connect

Eupen has 4G from all Belgian carriers. As of July 2022, 5G has not reached town.

## Go next

* Verviers
* Spa
* Aachen