The North Eifel the northern part of the Eifel

Eifel

The Eifel is a low mountain range in western Germany and eastern Belgium. It occupies parts of southwestern North Rhine-Westphalia, northwestern Rhineland-Palatinate and the south of the German-speaking Community of Belgium....

, a low mountain range in Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 and East Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

, comprises the following six sub-regions:

• Venn Foreland,
• Hohes Venn,
• Rur Eifel
  Rur Eifel
  The Rur Eifel lies in the district of Düren in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, and is a local recreation area from the regions of Cologne, Aachen, Düsseldorf, Krefeld, Mönchengladbach and Bonn...
  
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• Limestone Eifel,
• Our Valley
  Our River
  The Our is a river of Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany. It is a left tributary to the river Sauer/Sûre. Its total length is 78 km....
  
   and
• High Eifel.

All elements belong to the Hohes Venn – Eifel Nature Park

Hohes Venn – Eifel Nature Park

The German-Belgian Hohes Venn – Eifel Nature Park , often called the North Eifel Nature Park , is a cross-border nature park with elements in the German federal states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate as well as the Belgian province of Liège...

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The raised bog of the Hohes Venn is particularly noteworthy. It was designated as a world heritage site by UNESCO

UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...

. The Eifel Lake Plateau with the second largest dam in Germany, the Rur Valley Dam, lies in the centre of the North Eifel.

Also within the North Eifel are:

• Eifel National Park
  Eifel National Park
  The Eifel National Park is the 14th national park in Germany and the first in North Rhine-Westphalia.- General :The aims of the Eifel National Park accord with those set out by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Ressources, IUCN. These require that at least 75 percent...
  
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• Monschau Hedegerow Country (Monschauer Heckenland),
• Kermeter,
• Hürtgen Forest
  Hurtgen Forest
  The Hürtgen forest is located along the border between Belgium and Germany in the southwest corner of the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Scarcely in area, the forest lies within a triangle outlined by Aachen, Monschau, and Düren...
  
   and
• Zitter Forest
  Zitter Forest
  The Zitter Forest is located in the Eifel region in the German district of Euskirchen and in the Belgian province of Liège . Its highest point is ....
  
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