The North Eifel ({{langx, de, Nordeifel), the northern part of the

Eifel The Eifel (; , ) is a low mountain range in western Germany, eastern Belgium and northern Luxembourg. It occupies parts of southwestern North Rhine-Westphalia, northwestern Rhineland-Palatinate and the southern area of the German-speaking Com ...

, a low mountain range in

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and East

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, comprises the following six sub-regions: * Venn Foreland, * Hohes Venn, * Rur Eifel, * Limestone Eifel, * Our Valley and * High Eifel. All elements belong to the Hohes Venn – Eifel Nature Park. The

raised bog Raised bogs, also called ombrotrophic bogs, are acidic, wet habitats that are poor in mineral salts and are home to flora and fauna that can cope with such extreme conditions. Raised bogs, unlike fens, are exclusively fed by precipitation (ombro ...

of the Hohes Venn is particularly noteworthy. It was designated as a world heritage site by

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. The Eifel Lake Plateau with the second largest dam in Germany, the Rur Valley Dam, lies in the centre of the North Eifel. Also within the North Eifel are: *

Eifel National Park The Eifel National Park () is the 14th national park in Germany and the first in North Rhine-Westphalia. The park was founded in 2004, and is classified as a "national park in development". Eifel National Park is part of the much larger High ...

, *Monschau Hedegerow Country (''Monschauer Heckenland''), *Kermeter, *

Hürtgen Forest The Hürtgen forest (also: Huertgen Forest; ) is located along the border between Belgium and Germany, in the southwest corner of the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Scarcely in area, the forest lies within a triangle outlined ...

and *

Zitter Forest The Zitter Forest () is located in the Eifel region in the German district of Euskirchen (North Rhine-Westphalia) and in the Belgian province of Liège (Wallonia). Its highest point is . The Zitter Forest lies in the North Eifel between Hellenth ...

External links

Hohes Venn - Eifel Nature Park
Regions of the Eifel Regions of North Rhine-Westphalia