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Monschauer Heckenland
The cultural landscape of the Monschau Hedge Land (german: Monschauer Heckenland) or Monschau Hedge Region includes the uplands of the Eifel and the villages around the town of Monschau in the Region of Aachen, covering an area of 94 km², in which historical hedge structures from the 17th century have survived in great numbers. They consist of individually made, beech hedges around houses and field hedges in the open country, laid to enclose fields and protect them from grazing cattle. The best example of a Monschau "hedge village" (''Heckendorf'') is Höfen, which has twice won awards in the best kept village competition ''Unser Dorf soll schöner werden''. Other examples include Kalterherberg, Mützenich, Rohren and Imgenbroich. Also within the region are parts of the municipalities of Simmerath - for example, the villages of Eicherscheid and Kesternich - as well as Roetgen. Domestic hedges The treeless uplands of the Eifel (at around 500 metres) east of the High ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Höfen or Hoefen can be: Austria * Höfen, Tyrol, a municipality in the district of Reutte in Tyrol Germany * Höfen an der Enz, a town in the district of Calw, Baden-Württemberg * Höfen, Gummersbach, a village in the municipality of Gummersbach, Bergisches Land, North Rhine-Westphalia * Höfen, Monschau, a borough (former village) of Monschau, Aachen District, North Rhine-Westphalia * Höfen, Stegaurach, a village in the municipality of Stegaurach, Bavaria * Höfen, Meinersen, a village in the municipality of Meinersen Meinersen is a municipality in the Gifhorn (district), district of Gifhorn, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated between the rivers Oker and Aller (Germany), Aller, approx. 12 km west of Gifhorn, and 25 km southeast of Celle. The Mun ..., Lower Saxony Switzerland * Höfen, Thun, a municipality (commune) in Thun, in Canton of Bern See also * Hofen (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
