The'' Wildbretshügel'', at , is the third highest hill in the
Kermeter
The Kermeter is an upland region, up to , which is part of the Rureifel within the North Eifel in the districts of Aachen, Düren and Euskirchen in the southwestern part of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany.
The Kermeter ridge is ...
, an upland region which is part of the
Northern Eifel The North Eifel ({{langx, de, Nordeifel), the northern part of the Eifel, a low mountain range in Germany and East Belgium, comprises the following six sub-regions:
* Venn Foreland,
*Hohes Venn,
* Rur Eifel,
*Limestone Eifel,
* Our Valley and
*High ...
. It is located near
Gemünd
Gemünd is a municipality in the district of Bitburg-Prüm, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to ...
and
Hasenfeld 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 ...
and
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 ...
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 ...
.
Location
Within the
Rur Eifel, which is part of the Northern Eifel, the Wildbretshügel rises between the
Rur
Rur or RUR may refer to:
* Rur (river), a tributary of the Meuse, mostly in Germany
* '' R.U.R.'', a 1920 Czech sci-fi play by Karel Čapek
* Russian ruble, a currency (pre-1998 ISO 4217 code: RUR)
* Ohaw, or rur, a Japanese soup dish
* Rur., a ...
and
Urft Reservoirs in the
Eifel National Park
The Eifel National Park () is the 14th national park in Germany and the first in North Rhine-Westphalia. The park was founded in 2004, and is classified as a "national park in development".
Eifel National Park is part of the much larger High ...
. Its summit is located in the extreme north of the borough of
Schleiden
Schleiden () is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It lies in the Eifel hills, in the district of Euskirchen (district), Euskirchen, and has 12,998 inhabitants as of 30 June 2017. Schleiden is connected by a tourist railway to Kall, German ...
on the territory of
Gemünd
Gemünd is a municipality in the district of Bitburg-Prüm, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to ...
, a large part of it belonging to the borough of
Heimbach
Heimbach is a town in the district of Düren of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the river Rur, in the Eifel hills, approx. 20 km south of Düren. Heimbach has the smallest population of any town in North Rhin ...
and parish of
Hasenfeld.
Leisure
Numerous hiking and cycling trails make the Wildbretshügel a popular destination for excursions. The view of the Rur Reservoir and its surrounding woods is appreciated by the visitors. Since the establishment of the Eifel National Park, several hiking trails on the Wildbretshügel have been closed to create quiet zones for animals and plants.
References
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Mountains and hills of the Eifel
Düren (district)
Euskirchen (district)