The South Eifel (german: Südeifel) refers to that part of the
Eifel
The Eifel (; lb, Äifel, ) is a low mountain range in western Germany and eastern Belgium. It occupies parts of southwestern North Rhine-Westphalia, northwestern Rhineland-Palatinate and the southern area of the German-speaking Community of ...
mountain region around the
Bitburg-Prüm district in the German state of
Rhineland-Palatinate.
It is bordered to the south and southeast by the river
Moselle
The Moselle ( , ; german: Mosel ; lb, Musel ) is a river that rises in the Vosges mountains and flows through north-eastern France and Luxembourg to western Germany. It is a bank (geography), left bank tributary of the Rhine, which it jo ...
, to the northwest by the
Schnee Eifel
The Schnee Eifel is a heavily wooded landscape in Germany's Central Uplands, up to , that forms part of the western Eifel in the area of the German-Belgian border. The name may have been derived in the 19th century from the Schneifel chain of ...
and the northeast by the
Volcanic Eifel.
The cross-border
German-Luxembourg Nature Park
The German-Luxembourg Nature Park (german: Deutsch-Luxemburgische Naturpark) is a cross-border nature park, which was established on 17 April 1964 by state treaty between the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate and the Grand Duchy of Luxem ...
lies within the South Eifel. In the village of
Bollendorf
Bollendorf is a German municipality in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, located on the left bank of the Sauer river, opposite the Luxembourgish town of Bollendorf-Pont
Bollendorf-Pont (, ) is a village in the commune of Berdorf, in easte ...
is the South Eifel Youth Hostel.
Jugendherberge Bollendorf
Portrait of the South Eifel Youth Hostel in Bollendorf at diejugendherbergen.de
See also
*Eifel
The Eifel (; lb, Äifel, ) is a low mountain range in western Germany and eastern Belgium. It occupies parts of southwestern North Rhine-Westphalia, northwestern Rhineland-Palatinate and the southern area of the German-speaking Community of ...
* North Eifel
*West Eifel
The West Eifel (german: Westeifel) refers to that part of the Eifel mountains in Germany that is centred on the town of Prüm and reaches as far as the border with Belgium and Luxembourg. It is not geographically precisely defined however, overla ...
*East Eifel
The Eifel (; lb, Äifel, ) is a low mountain range in western Germany and eastern Belgium. It occupies parts of southwestern North Rhine-Westphalia, northwestern Rhineland-Palatinate and the southern area of the German-speaking Community of ...
*Schnee Eifel
The Schnee Eifel is a heavily wooded landscape in Germany's Central Uplands, up to , that forms part of the western Eifel in the area of the German-Belgian border. The name may have been derived in the 19th century from the Schneifel chain of ...
* Schneifel
* Rur Eifel
* Volcanic Eifel
References
Landscapes of Rhineland-Palatinate
Regions of the Eifel
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