Filming locations near Aachen

180 places within 100 km of the city centre where films and television series were shot: every one on the interactive map, with photographs, distances and what was filmed there. The closest is Paradiesbrunnen, 1 km south; the most filmed is Cologne with 61 recorded productions.

Everything recorded against Aachen itself (rather than at a named spot near it) is on its own page.

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Within 100 km · 180 118 towns & cities · 33 landmarks, buildings & interiors · 15 castles, palaces & great houses · 10 landscapes, coasts & wilderness Closest · Paradiesbrunnen · 1 km Most famous · Cologne

Within 25 km of Aachen

1. Paradiesbrunnen · 1 km south · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Rubinrot. Historic fountain in Aachen, Germany

2. Aachen Cathedral · 1 km south · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Rubinrot. Roman-Catholic cathedral in Aachen, Germany

3. Sternwarte Aachen · 2 km south-west · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Rubinrot

4. Hergenrath · 8 km south-west · Towns & cities

   1 production: Trouble at Timpetill. Section of Kelmis, Belgium

5. Kelmis · 10 km south-west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: The Last Ashes. Municipality in Wallonia, East Belgium

6. Stolberg · 11 km east · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Catweazle. Town in the district of Aachen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

7. Eygelshoven · 13 km north · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Antonia's Line. Town and former municipality in Kerkrade, the Netherlands

8. Siersdorf · 17 km north-east · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Alarm for Cobra 11 – The Highway Police. Human settlement in Germany

9. Dam of the Vesdre · 18 km south · Landscapes & nature

   1 production, per Wikipedia: The Missing. Dam

10. FTL Germany · 18 km north-east · Studios & sets

    1 production, per Wikipedia: Alarm for Cobra 11 – The Highway Police. Film studio

11. Aldenhoven · 19 km north-east · Towns & cities

    2 productions, per Wikipedia: Alarm for Cobra 11 – The Highway Police, Out of Control. Municipality in the Düren district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

12. Brunssum · 21 km north-west · Towns & cities

    1 production, per Wikipedia: Darth Maul: Apprentice. Town and municipality in Limburg, the Netherlands

+ 1 more in this range: every one is on the interactive map.

Day trips: 25 to 60 km

1. Jülich · 25 km north-east · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Rubinrot. Town in the Düren district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

2. Zitadelle Jülich · 26 km north-east · Castles & palaces

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Rubinrot

3. Jalhay · 26 km south · Towns & cities

   1 production: Carnaval. Municipality in Wallonia, Belgium

4. Munstergeleen · 27 km north-west · Towns & cities

   1 production: Flodder 3. Village in Sittard-Geleen, Netherlands

5. Verviers · 27 km south-west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: The Ax. City in Wallonia, Belgium

6. Monschau · 28 km south-east · Towns & cities

   1 production: What the Cliffs Last Saw. City in the district of Aachen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

7. Düren · 28 km east · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: We Are the Wave. Town in the Düren district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

8. High Fens · 28 km south · Landscapes & nature

   2 productions, per Wikipedia: Mandy, Calvaire. Upland area in Belgium and Germany

9. Sittard · 29 km north-west · Towns & cities

   2 productions, per Wikipedia: Betrayed, Flodder 3. City in Sittard-Geleen, Netherlands

10. Sittard-Geleen · 30 km north-west · Towns & cities

    1 production: Flodder 3. Municipality in the Netherlands

11. Maastricht · 30 km west · Towns & cities

    1 production, per Wikipedia: Betrayed. City, municipality and capital of province Limburg, the Netherlands

12. Oupeye · 32 km west · Towns & cities

    1 production: The Kid with a Bike. Municipality in Wallonia, Belgium

+ 53 more in this range: every one is on the interactive map.

Further out: 60 to 100 km

1. Sülz · 61 km east · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum. City quarter No. 302 of Cologne, Germany

2. Butzweilerhof · 61 km east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production: Babylon Berlin. Former airport and airbase in Cologne, Germany

3. Ossendorf · 61 km east · Towns & cities

   3 productions, per Wikipedia: A Dangerous Method, Verbotene Liebe. City quarter no. 406 of Cologne, Germany

4. Uni-Center · 62 km east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia: The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum. High-rise building in Cologne, Germany

5. Effelsberg 100-m Radio Telescope · 63 km south-east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production: Mord mit Aussicht. Radio telescope in Germany

6. Tegelen · 63 km north · Towns & cities

   1 production: Riphagen. Village in Venlo, Netherlands

7. Gloria-Theater · 63 km east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Der bewegte Mann. Theatre in Cologne, Germany

8. Sint-Truiden · 63 km west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: The Forgotten Battle. Municipality in Belgium

9. Neuss · 64 km north-east · Towns & cities

   2 productions, per Wikipedia: Palermo Shooting, We Are the Wave. German city

10. Cologne · 64 km east · Towns & cities

    61 productions: Amélie, The Reader. Most populous city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

11. Cologne Cathedral · 64 km east · Landmarks & buildings

    2 productions, per Wikipedia: Tatort, Itinerary of a Spoiled Child. Roman-Catholic cathedral in Cologne, Germany

12. Eksel · 64 km north-west · Towns & cities

    1 production, per Wikipedia: Stronghold. Section of Hechtel-Eksel, Belgium

+ 90 more in this range: every one is on the interactive map.

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