 The town center is dominated by the catholic St. Bonifatius church which was first mentioned in 1555 and whose tower dates back to the 12th century.The town is situated 5 km south of the A3 motorway and about 75 km away from Cologne und 115 km from Frankfurt.Kausen, a former hamlet at the Saynbach river was included into the municipality of Großmaischeid in 1974.