Wassenach is directly touched by the long-distance hiking trail Höhlen- und Schluchtensteig. At the same time, the village combines natural and cultural history: at the Mauerley, a naturally exposed basalt lava flow, rare habitats and traces of quarrying come together.
The Höhlen- und Schluchtensteig leads directly past Wassenach. The Mauerley is freely accessible at all times. The Laacher See National Geopark also offers geopaths, hiking and cycling trails, visitor mines and museums.
The Laacher See National Geopark is dedicated to the geological history and quarrying history of the volcanic East Eifel. Lake Laach bears witness to one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions in Central Europe. The Mauerley in Wassenach is a naturally exposed basalt lava flow; its boulder fields provide a habitat for several rare animal and plant species.
Traces of quarrying by wedge splitting and blasting have been preserved at the Mauerley. The site also preserves evidence of Roman quarrying of volcanic material. In the Middle Ages and the modern era, people also quarried basanite at the Mauerley.
St. Remigius in Wassenach is a three-aisled Neo-Romanesque parish church, completed in 1852. Its smaller tower dates back to a chapel first mentioned in 1322; the newer tower was completed in 1898. Inside is a marble high altar dating from 1771, featuring figures of Augustine, Remigius and Ambrose. The stained-glass windows were donated in 1928 by families from Wassenach.
The 1772 Burghaus forms the centre of Wassenach’s historic buildings. Maria Laach was founded in 1093.
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