1945 (, at the former district administrator’s office) Former district administrator’s office, 1830/31, today the Volcano Museum () Former recreation home of the department store chain Leonhard Tietz (), 1910 Former court from 1860 (, today a savings bank branch) Warriors’ memorial 1870/71 Former school building from about 1910/20 (, today a civil registry office) Museums Volcano Museum, Daun (Vulkanmuseum Daun) – about volcanic and other geological phenomena. Regular events Every other year, the ("Crime Novel Festival, Crime Scene Eifel") is held in Daun, to which come notable crime fiction authors from all over German-speaking Europe. Within the framework of this festival, the (“German Short Crime Story Prize”) is awarded. The begins each year on the Saturday after the first Wednesday in August and lasts five days. It is among the Eifel’s biggest folk festivals. (a mountainbike marathon through the Eifel mountains, also: VulkanBike trailpark, VulkanBike extreme and VulkanBike crosscountry) (walk) (“Late-August Airfield Festival”) Spring Festival Economy and infrastructure Established businesses Near Daun are the Heinrich Hertz Barracks, which house, among other units: 93 (; Signal Corps Division 93) 931 (SKB; Signal Intelligence section 931) Parts of the service centre (WV) Daun Medical Centre (ZSan) Media In Daun there are an “open channel” and local editions of the , the and the . Daun also has a multiplex cinema, the . Education General: Primary school Vocational: (nursing) (geriatric care) Special schools: Other schools: Music school (Training centre of the Federal Agency for Labour) Clubs Sport: Transport Daun is linked to the Autobahn A 1. Also, 421 and 257 lead through the town. The town is linked to the railway network through the railway station on the Cross Eifel Railway (), running from Gerolstein to Andernach, but the line is currently closed between Kaisersesch and Gerolstein, including through Daun. Notable people Karl Fleschen (1955– ), runner and Olympian Pascal "Pommes" Hens (1980– ), national handball player, handball world champion 2007 Andreas Schäfer (1983– ), footballer Count Leopold Joseph von Daun (1705 – 1766), Austrian field marshal from the Holy Roman Empire noble family originating in Daun. Further reading Martina Knichel: "Gilles von Daun (1318-1358), Ritter und Räuber. Aus der Geschichte des Wanderns." - In: Jahrbuch für westdeutsche Landesgeschichte, 35 (2009), S. 73-86. Ingrid Schumacher, Gilles. Egidius von Daun und seine Zeit, Daun 2002 Generaldirektion Kulturelles Erbe Rheinland-Pfalz (Hrsg.): . Koblenz 2010. References External links Vulkaneifel Populated places in the Eifel