Maars and long distance views
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Eifel View Hochkelberg
At 675 meters high, the Hochkelberg is one of the ten highest mountains in the Vulkaneifel. This Eifel view is located on its summit and offers an impressive view of the region.
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Mürmes
Mürmes is located in the nature reserve of the same name and is an oval fen with four meter thick layers of peat. Rare plants with evocative names such as the narrow-leaved cotton grass and the...
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Hetsche Maar
Together with Holzmaar and Dürres Maar, Hetsche Maar is part of the Holzmaar group and is the oldest volcanic vent in this network. Hetsche Maar is also the smallest of all maars in the Eifel...
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Gemündener Maar
Gemündener Maar, with a diameter of 325 meters, is the smallest of the three Daun Maars. It was named after the Daun district of Gemünden and is located approximately 1.5 kilometers from the...
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Weinfelder Maar
The Weinfelder Maar - also known as Totenmaar - is one of the three so-called Daun Maars. It is located about 2 kilometers from our district town of Daun near the local community of...
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Jungferweiher
North of the Ulmener Maar lies the Jungferweiher. It fills a shallow depression sloping towards the south. This previously silted up, older dry maar was flooded again in 1942 by damming the...
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Trautzberger Maar
It's not only the smallest volcanic lake; it's also the youngest. And yet, Trautzberger Maar originated from the oldest of the Strohn volcanoes.
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Mosbrucher Weiher
The Mosbrucher Weiher is the third largest maar in the West Eifel and a partially moored dry maar. Protected since 1939, it now makes a valuable contribution to species and climate protection.