The Strohner Maarchen (also Strohner Märchen) is a dry maar near the village of Strohn in the

Volcanic Eifel The Volcanic Eifel or Vulkan Eifel () consists of three areas of volcanic activity, known as the West Eifel, High Eifel, and East Eifel volcanic fields. Volcanic Eifel is a region in the Eifel Mountains in Germany that is defined to a large e ...

region of

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. Its bowl forms an elongated oval and has a diameter of about 210 x 140 metres. Its name ("maarchen" means "little maar") stems from the fact that it is small for a

maar A maar is a broad, low-relief volcanic crater caused by a phreatomagmatic eruption (an explosion which occurs when groundwater comes into contact with hot lava or magma). A maar characteristically fills with water to form a relatively shallow ...

. Together with the Pulvermaar to the north and the adjacent hill of Römerberg the Strohner Maarchen lies within the

nature reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, funga, or features of geologic ...

of Pulvermaar mit Römerberg und Strohner Märchen. Volcanologists from the

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estimate the last eruption of the Strohner Maar and Pulvermaar in 8,300 BC.

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{{Coord, 50.122225, N, 6.928523, E, type:landmark_region:DE-RP, display=title Bogs of Rhineland-Palatinate Maars of the Eifel Nature reserves in Rhineland-Palatinate Vulkaneifel