The Pellenz is a hill country in the northwestern part of the
Middle Rhine Basin in
Germany
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between
Mayen
Mayen () is a town in the Mayen-Koblenz, Mayen-Koblenz District of the Rhineland-Palatinate Federal State of Germany, in the eastern part of the Volcanic Eifel Region. As well as the main town, additional settlements include Alzheim, Kürrenberg, ...
in the southwest and
Andernach
Andernach () is a town in the district of Mayen-Koblenz, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, of about 30,000 inhabitants. It is situated towards the end of the ''Neuwied basin'' on the left bank of the Rhine between the former tiny fishing village ...
in the northeast. In addition
Pellenz is the name of a ''
Verbandsgemeinde
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'' in the state of
Rhineland-Palatinate
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, which covers the north of the landscape of Pellenz and has had its seat since May 2017 in the village of
Plaidt (prior to that it was run from
Andernach
Andernach () is a town in the district of Mayen-Koblenz, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, of about 30,000 inhabitants. It is situated towards the end of the ''Neuwied basin'' on the left bank of the Rhine between the former tiny fishing village ...
).
Geography
The settlements of the Pellenz comprise the mainly industrial villages of
Ochtendung,
Kruft,
Nickenich,
Plaidt, and
Kretz (Pellenz Volcanoes or ''Pellenzvulkane'', east) and Niedermendig (today
Mendig),
Kottenheim,
Thür (Pellenz Basin or ''Pellenzsenke'', west) and the
Polch which projects into the region of
Maifeld (Pellenz Heights or ''Pellenzhöhe'', south). The region lies alongside the
A 61 and
A 48 motorways and the
Pellenz-Eifel Railway.
The little river of the
Nette flows through the rolling countryside which descends gently from west to east towards the
Rhine
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. Most of its striking
volcanic
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On Earth, volcanoes are most often fo ...
''
kuppen'' have been quarried. The river bounds the region in places with the
Maifeld lying to the south.
Natural regions
The Pellenz is divided as follows:
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an
descriptions
by the Conservation Department of Rhineland-Palatinate
* ''(to 291 -
Middle Rhine Basin'')
** ''(to 291.2 - Maifeld-Pellenz Hills)''
*** 291.22 Pellenz
*** 291.220 ''Pellenz Volcanoes'' (east)
****
Ochtendung,
Kruft,
Nickenich and
Kretz
*** 291.221 ''Pellenz Basin'' (west)
****
Mendig,
Kottenheim,
Thür
*** 291.222 ''Pellenz Heights'' (foothills in the south)
****
Polch
References
External links
Pellenz-Museum für Archäologie im Karthäuserhof in NickenichDas Römerbergwerk Meurin bei Kretz
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Regions of Rhineland-Palatinate
Mayen-Koblenz
Natural regions of the Middle Rhine area
Regions of the Eifel