Kermeter, Eifel National Park

Name: Kermeter
Address: Eifel National Park, Germany

#5 among attractions in Eifel National Park

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The Kermeter is an upland region, up to 527.8 m above sea level, 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. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 50°35'16"N, 6°29'42"E

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Kermeter – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ordensburg Vogelsang, Mariawald Abbey, Rur Dam, Urft Dam.

2.1 miW
Resort on former Nazi training ground
Ordensburg Vogelsang, Schleiden
53 min walk • Nestled in the rolling hills of the Eifel region in Schleiden, Germany, the imposing Ordensburg Vogelsang stands as a monumental relic of a bygone era. This expansive building complex, constructed during the National Socialist period of Germany's history, initially...
2.3 miN
Trappist monastery producing liqueur
Mariawald Abbey, Heimbach
58 min walk • Mariawald Abbey was a monastery of the Trappists, located above the village of Heimbach, in the district of Düren in the Eifel, in the forests around Kermeter, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
4.9 miNW
Historic dam for a large reservoir
Rur Dam
125 min walk • Nestled in the scenic landscapes of the Eifel region in Germany, the Rur Dam is a serene getaway for nature enthusiasts and a vital reservoir for the surrounding areas. This impressive lake, created by the damming of the Rur River, serves both as a recreational haven...
3.5 miW
Dam
Urft Dam, Eifel National Park
89 min walk • The Urft Dam is a 58.50 metre high dam in the southwestern part of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It was built in 1905. The dam impounds the River Urft in the district of Euskirchen to create the Urft Reservoir, 2.16 km² in area. The reservoir is also called the Urftsee.
6 miNE
Forts and castles
Schloss Eicks
155 min walk • Schloss Eicks is a mansion of Renaissance architecture located in the village of Eicks belonging to the town of Mechernich based in the district of Euskirchen in the south of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
5 miN
Forts and castles
Blens Castle
127 min walk • Blens Castle stands at a height of 205 m above sea level on the eastern edge of Blens, a town quarter of Heimbach above the River Rur in the county of Düren, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
3.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Wildbretshügel, Eifel National Park
97 min walk • The Wildbretshügel, at 525.3 m above sea level, is the third highest hill in the Kermeter, an upland region which is part of the Northern Eifel.
4.5 miW
Dam
Obersee
115 min walk • The Obersee near Simmerath in the borough of Aachen is the main forebay of the Rur Reservoir on the River Rur in the Eifel mountains of Germany. Its barrier is the Paulushofdamm. The reservoir, like that of the Rur Dam, belongs to the Eifel-Rur Water Company. The reservoir provides drinking water.
7.3 miSE
Archaeological site
Eifel Aqueduct
185 min walk • The Eifel Aqueduct was one of the longest aqueducts of the Roman Empire. The aqueduct, constructed in AD 80, carried water some 95 kilometres from the hilly Eifel region of what is now Germany to the ancient city of Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium.
3.2 miN
Forts and castles
Burg Hengebach, Heimbach
83 min walk • Hengebach Castle is located in Heimbach, a town in the northern Eifel, above the Rur River in the district of Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia.
7.8 miSW
Protected moorlands with rare flora
High Fens – Eifel Nature Park
198 min walk • The German-Belgian High Fens – 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. It has a total area of 2,485 km2.