North Eifel
The North Eifel (German: Nordeifel), the northern part of the Eifel, a low mountain range in Germany and East Belgium, comprises the following six sub-regions:
- Venn Foreland,
- Hohes Venn,
- Rur Eifel,
- ,
- Our Valley and
- High Eifel.
All elements belong to the Hohes Venn – Eifel Nature Park.
The raised bog of the Hohes Venn is particularly noteworthy. It was designated as a world heritage site by UNESCO. The Eifel Lake Plateau with the second largest dam in Germany, the , lies in the centre of the North Eifel.
Also within the North Eifel are:
- Eifel National Park,
- Monschau Hedegerow Country (Monschauer Heckenland),
- Kermeter,
- Hürtgen Forest and
- Zitter Forest.
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Categories:
- Regions of the Eifel
- Regions of North Rhine-Westphalia