Vordereifel, Mayen

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Vordereifel is a Verbandsgemeinde in the district of Mayen-Koblenz, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the eastern edge of the Eifel, west of Mayen. The seat of the municipality is in Mayen, itself not part of the municipality. ()

Local name: Verbandsgemeinde Vordereifel Coordinates: 50°19'60"N, 7°13'0"E

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Nearby attractions include: Maria Laach Abbey, Laacher See, Genovevaburg, Hochsimmer.

5.1 miN
Benedictine abbey with medieval murals
Maria Laach Abbey, Glees
131 min walk • Maria Laach Abbey is a Benedictine abbey situated on the southwestern shore of the Laacher See, near Andernach, in the Eifel region of the Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany. It is a member of the Beuronese Congregation within the Benedictine Confederation.
6 miNE
Lake, Nature, Natural attraction
Laacher See
153 min walk • Nestled in the picturesque landscape of the Eifel region in Germany, Laacher See is a stunning volcanic lake that offers a unique glimpse into the country's geological past. Formed by a massive eruption around 12,900 years ago, this caldera lake is the largest in the...
0.5 miSE
Forts and castles, Gothic architecture
Genovevaburg, Mayen
13 min walk • Genovevaburg is a castle standing on the southwestern side of Mayen in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The castle is the symbol of Mayen and has been rebuilt several times since first being destroyed in 1689.
2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hochsimmer
52 min walk • The Hochsimmer is a volcanic cone, 587.9 m above sea level, in the Eifel Mountains in Germany. It rises near Ettringen in the Rhineland-Palatine county of Mayen-Koblenz. At the summit is an observation tower, the Hochsimmer Tower.
4.1 miNE
Specialty museum, Museum
Lava-Dome, Mendig
106 min walk • The Lava Dome - German Volcano Museum Mendig is a museum in Mendig, which opened on July 30, 2005 and presents volcanism in the region around the Laacher See volcano. The museum is one of the central facilities of the Volcano Park, which covers the...
4.4 miN
Tower
Goose Neck Tower
113 min walk • Goose Neck Tower is an 87-metre concrete radio tower near Bell and Mendig in Western Germany. Built in 1976, it serves as an internal radio relay link for German electric and natural gas public utility company RWE.
2.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hochstein
68 min walk • The Hochstein is a volcanic cone, 563 m above sea level, in the Eifel near Obermendig in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate and county of Mayen-Koblenz.
3.4 miSW
Church
Pfarrkirche Heiligste Dreifaltigkeit, Monreal
88 min walk • The Holy Trinity Roman Catholic parish church in Monreal, a local community in the Mayen-Koblenz district of Rhineland-Palatinate, is built in the Gothic style and has numerous original furnishings.
3.4 miSW
Forts and castles
Löwenburg, Monreal
86 min walk • On a hill spur above the Eifel village of Monreal in Germany's Elzbach valley, at a height of 350 m above sea level, stand two neighbouring ruined hill castles: the Löwenburg, also called Monreal Castle, and the Philippsburg. The latter is also known locally as das Rech.
2.1 miNW
Forts and castles
Schloss Bürresheim, Mayen
55 min walk • Bürresheim Castle is a medieval castle northwest of Mayen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. It is built on rock in the Eifel mountains above the Nette. Bürresheim Castle, Eltz Castle and Lissingen Castle are the only castles on the left bank of the Rhine in Rhineland-Palatinate which have never been destroyed.
5.3 miS
Watermill
Kolliger Mühle
135 min walk • The Kolliger Mühle is a watermill in Kollig, in the German Eifel region, 30 km. west of Koblenz and 13 k. from the river Moselle. The water wheel of the Kolliger Mühle is driven by the water of a small river, the Elzbach, also called the Elz. It is one of a great number of watermills in the Eifel region.