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Dietzenley
The Dietzenley in the county of Landkreis Vulkaneifel, Vulkaneifel in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate is a mountain, ,{{GeoQuelle, DE-RP, LANDIS-Karte and the highest point in the Pelm Forest, a part of the Volcanic Eifel range. The Dietzenley rises within the Volcanic Eifel Nature Park in the parish of Gerolstein north and above the Gerolstein quarter of Büscheich-Niedereich. On the largely wooded ''kuppe, domed summit'' stands a small, wooden observation tower, which offers a good view of the Volcanic Eifel. Somewhat below it there is an electrical converter and the remains of a Celts, Celtic ringwall. The Dietzenley may be reached on footpaths from Gerolstein, Pelm or Gees (Gerolstein), Gees. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Büscheich-Niedereich
Gerolstein () is a town in the Vulkaneifel district of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Gerolstein is a local municipality of the Gerolstein (Verbandsgemeinde), ''Verbandsgemeinde Gerolstein''. It has been approved as a ''Luftkurort'' (spa town). History As early as the Stone Age, there is evidence of human habitation in the ''Buchenloch'', a nearby cave. In the Bronze Age the Dietzenley was used by the Celts as a refuge castle. In Ancient Rome, Roman times a temple and dwellings were known to have existed, and remnants of them have been preserved. One form of the name Gerolstein first appeared in connection with the building of the Lustschloss, Löwenburg in 1115, which was then named the ''Burg Gerhardstein''. Town rights were granted to Gerolstein in 1336. In 1691, the town was almost completely destroyed when it was liberated from France, French occupation by troops from the Duchy of Jülich. After reconstruction, a devastating fire burnt down the town in 1708, and again in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
