Mechernich is a town in the district of Euskirchen in the south of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the "Naturpark Nordeifel" in the Eifel hills, approx. 15km south-west of Euskirchen and 55km from Cologne. Mechernich is a former mining town and had, in 2009, its 700-years celebration of foundation.