The Pellenz is a hill country in the northwestern part of the
Middle Rhine Basin
The Middle Rhine Basin (german: Mittelrheinische Becken) is the central landscape region of the Middle Rhine in Germany and, along with the Limburg Basin, forms one of the biggest intra-montane lowland regions within the Rhenish Massif. The basin i ...
in
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
between
Mayen
Mayen is a town in the 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, Hausen-Betzing, ...
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
The Pellenz is a hill country in the northwestern part of the Middle Rhine Basin in Germany between Mayen in the southwest and Andernach in the northeast. In addition Pellenz is the name of a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' in the state of Rhineland-Pal ...
is the name of a ''
Verbandsgemeinde
A Verbandsgemeinde (; plural Verbandsgemeinden) is a low-level administrative unit in the German federal states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt. A Verbandsgemeinde is typically composed of a small group of villages or towns.
Rhineland- ...
'' in the state of
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the ...
, which covers the north of the landscape of Pellenz and has had its seat since May 2017 in the village of
Plaidt
Plaidt is a municipality in the district of Mayen-Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Euro ...
(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
Ochtendung is a municipality in the district of Mayen-Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
Geography
Ochtendung lies between the A 48 and A 61 motorways and has designated junctions from both. The village lies on the Nette and ...
,
Kruft,
Nickenich
Nickenich is a municipality in the district of Mayen-Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
File:Nickenich Tumulus 3.jpg, Tumulus
A tumulus (plural tumuli) is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Tu ...
,
Plaidt
Plaidt is a municipality in the district of Mayen-Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Euro ...
and
Kretz (Pellenz Volcanoes or ''Pellenzvulkane'', east) and Niedermendig (today
Mendig
Mendig () is a small town in the district Mayen-Koblenz, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated approximately 6 km north-east of Mayen, and 25 km west of Koblenz. Mendig is the seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective muni ...
),
Kottenheim
Kottenheim is a municipality in the district of Mayen-Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
References
Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate
Mayen-Koblenz
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,
Thür (Pellenz Basin or ''Pellenzsenke'', west) and the
Polch which projects into the region of
Maifeld
The Maifeld is a landscape (a natural region sub-unit) of the Middle Rhine Basin on its western perimeter with the Eifel mountains, southwest of the city of Koblenz. It is known for its gently rolling hills.
Location
The plain, which lies a ...
(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
Nette can refer to: Rivers
* Nette (Innerste), a river in Lower Saxony, Germany, tributary to the Innerste
* Nette (Hase), a river in Lower Saxony, Germany, tributary to the Hase
* Nette (Middle Rhine), a river in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, tr ...
flows through the rolling countryside which descends gently from west to east towards the
Rhine
), Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland
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, source2 = Rein Posteriur/Hinterrhein
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, so ...
. Most of its striking
volcanic
A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.
On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where tectonic plates a ...
''
kuppen
A ''Kuppe'' is the term used in German-speaking central Europe for a mountain or hill with a rounded summit that has no rock formation, such as a tor, on it. A range of such hills is called a ''Kuppengebirge''. In geology the term also refers ...
'' have been quarried. The river bounds the region in places with the
Maifeld
The Maifeld is a landscape (a natural region sub-unit) of the Middle Rhine Basin on its western perimeter with the Eifel mountains, southwest of the city of Koblenz. It is known for its gently rolling hills.
Location
The plain, which lies a ...
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
The Middle Rhine Basin (german: Mittelrheinische Becken) is the central landscape region of the Middle Rhine in Germany and, along with the Limburg Basin, forms one of the biggest intra-montane lowland regions within the Rhenish Massif. The basin i ...
'')
** ''(to 291.2 - Maifeld-Pellenz Hills)''
*** 291.22 Pellenz
*** 291.220 ''Pellenz Volcanoes'' (east)
****
Ochtendung
Ochtendung is a municipality in the district of Mayen-Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
Geography
Ochtendung lies between the A 48 and A 61 motorways and has designated junctions from both. The village lies on the Nette and ...
,
Kruft,
Nickenich
Nickenich is a municipality in the district of Mayen-Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
File:Nickenich Tumulus 3.jpg, Tumulus
A tumulus (plural tumuli) is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Tu ...
and
Kretz
*** 291.221 ''Pellenz Basin'' (west)
****
Mendig
Mendig () is a small town in the district Mayen-Koblenz, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated approximately 6 km north-east of Mayen, and 25 km west of Koblenz. Mendig is the seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective muni ...
,
Kottenheim
Kottenheim is a municipality in the district of Mayen-Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
References
Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate
Mayen-Koblenz
{{MayenKoblenz-geo-stub ...
,
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