The Jülich-Zülpich Börde (, ) is a

landscape A landscape is the visible features of an area of land, its landforms, and how they integrate with natural or human-made features, often considered in terms of their aesthetic appeal.''New Oxford American Dictionary''. A landscape includes th ...

in the

Rhineland The Rhineland ( ; ; ; ) is a loosely defined area of Western Germany along the Rhine, chiefly Middle Rhine, its middle section. It is the main industrial heartland of Germany because of its many factories, and it has historic ties to the Holy ...

in the German state of

North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia or North-Rhine/Westphalia, commonly shortened to NRW, is a States of Germany, state () in Old states of Germany, Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabitants, it is the List of German states by population, most ...

on the northern edge of the

Eifel The Eifel (; , ) is a low mountain range in western Germany, eastern Belgium and northern Luxembourg. It occupies parts of southwestern North Rhine-Westphalia, northwestern Rhineland-Palatinate and the southern area of the German-speaking Com ...

. It forms the western part of the

Lower Rhine Bay The Lower Rhine Bay (), sometimes called the Lower Rhine Bight,Luttig, G.W. (ed.), ''General Geology of the Federal Republic of Germany'', Nagel u. Obermiller, 1980, pp. 29 and 44. is a lowland plain in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia t ...

, west of the Rhine, excluding the actual

Cologne Lowland The Cologne Lowland,Dickinson 1953, 35, 461–64, 466–73.Elkins 1968, 229. also called the Cologne Bay or, less commonly, the Cologne Bight (, ), is a densely populated area of Germany lying between the cities of Bonn, Aachen, and Düsseldorf/Neus ...

, from which it is separated by the ridge of the

Ville ''Ville'' is a French word meaning "city" or "town", but its meaning in the Middle Ages was "farm" (from Gallo-Romance VILLA < Latin '' villa rustica'') ...

. It is divided into the Jülich Börde (''Jülicher Börde'') around the town of

Jülich Jülich (; in old spellings also known as ''Guelich'' or ''Gülich'', , , Ripuarian: ''Jöllesch'') is a town in the district of Düren, in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany. As a border region between the competin ...

in the north and the Zülpich Börde (''Zülpicher Börde'') around the town of

Zülpich Zülpich (; ) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany between Aachen and Bonn. It belongs to the district of Euskirchen. History The town is commonly agreed to be the site with the Latin name of ''Tolbiacum'', famous for the Battle of T ...

in the south, the two areas being separated from one another by the Bürge forest. Both parts are

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major units of the Lower Rhine Bay. The Jülich-Zülpich

Börde A ''börde'' (; plural: ''börden'') is a region of highly fertile lowland in North Germany, a "fertile plain". These landscapes often cover great areas and are particularly important for arable farming on account of their rich soils. These reg ...

covers areas in the counties of

Euskirchen Euskirchen (; Ripuarian language, Ripuarian: ''Öskerche'') is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, capital of the Euskirchen (district), district Euskirchen. While Euskirchen resembles a modern shopping town, it also has a history dating ba ...

Düren Düren (; Ripuarian language, Ripuarian: Düre) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, between Aachen and Cologne, on the river Rur (river), Rur. History Roman era The area of Düren was part of Gallia Belgica, more specifically the ter ...

Rhein-Erft-Kreis The Rhein-Erft-Kreis () is a district in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Neuss (district), Neuss, district-free Cologne, Rhein-Sieg, Euskirchen (district), Euskirchen, Düren (district), Düren. History The ...

and parts of

Rhein-Sieg-Kreis The Rhein-Sieg-Kreis () is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the south of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Oberbergischer Kreis, Altenkirchen (district), Altenkirchen, Neuwied (district), Neuwied, Ah ...

, the county of

Heinsberg Heinsberg (; ) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the seat of the district Heinsberg. It is situated near the border with the Netherlands, on the river Wurm, approx. 20 km north-east of Sittard and 30 km south-west ...

and the borough of Aachen. The two ''börde'' regions are also referred to as the Rhenish Börde Zone (''Rheinische Bördenzone'').Jakob Baumann, Bernd Wiese: ''Der Erftkreis.'' Selbstverlag, Cologne,1986, p. 9. The north of the Jülich Börde around

Erkelenz Erkelenz (, ) is a town in the Rhineland in western Germany that lies southwest of Mönchengladbach on the northern edge of the Cologne Lowland, halfway between the Lower Rhine region and the Lower Meuse. It is a medium-sized town (over 44,000) ...

is locally called the Erkelenz Börde (''Erkelenzer Börde''). Sugar beet field near linnich

References

Literature

* Stadt Erkelenz (publ.): ''Kulturlandschaft Erkelenzer Börde. Gestaltete Heimat.'' Erkelenz, 1990, . * Friedel Krings: ''Die Erkelenzer Börde.'' In: ''Heimatkalender der Erkelenzer Lande.'' Erkelenz, 1953. * Arndt, Hartwig: ''Sozio-ökonomische Wandlungen im Agrarwirtschaftsraum der Jülich-Zülpicher Börde.'' (= Kölner Forschungen zur Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeographie. Vol. 26). Cologne, 1980, . * Hans Becker: ''Die Jülich-Zülpicher Börde zwischen Erft und Rur'' In: ''Kölner Bucht und angrenzende Gebiete.'' (= Sammlung Geographischer Führer. Vol. 6). Verlag Bornträger, Berlin/ Stuttgart, 1972, pp. 83 ff. * Elisabeth Zenses: ''Die Jülich-Zülpicher Börde.'' (= ''Landschaften zwischen Rhein und Eifel''. Vol. 1). Verlag Zweckverband Naturpark Kottenforst-Ville, 1999.

External links

* Landschaftssteckbriefe des

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Original natural region maps by the Bundesanstalt für Landeskunde
– the Jülich Börde covers all areas beginning with "554"; the Zülpich Börde all areas starting with "553" on sheets 122/123: Köln/Aachen and 108/109: Düsseldorf/Erkelenz {{DEFAULTSORT:Julich-Zulpich Borde Regions of North Rhine-Westphalia Düren (district) Euskirchen (district) Rhein-Erft-Kreis Rhein-Sieg-Kreis