Darscheid

#5601 among destinations in Germany

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Darscheid is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Vulkaneifel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Daun, whose seat is in the like-named town. ()

Alternative names: Population: ~870 ppl (2019)Area: 2.24 mi²Coordinates: 50°12'41"N, 6°53'23"E

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Rhineland-PalatinateGermany

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

Nearby attractions include: Weinfelder Maar, Pulvermaar, Ulmener Maar, Hoher List Observatory.

3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Weinfelder Maar, Schalkenmehren
77 min walk • Nestled in the idyllic Eifel region of Germany, the Weinfelder Maar is a stunning natural wonder that beckons visitors to the tranquil town of Schalkenmehren. This picturesque maar, or volcanic crater lake, is one of the three Dauner Maare, often referred to as the...
5.8 miS
Natural attraction, Lake
Pulvermaar, Gillenfeld
147 min walk • The Pulvermaar is a water-filled maar that lies southeast of Daun in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Together with the Holzmaar it is one of the Gillenfeld maars.
4.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Outdoor activities
Ulmener Maar, Ulmen
105 min walk • The Ulmener Maar is a maar in the Eifel mountains of Germany in the immediate vicinity of the town of Ulmen in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
3.9 miSW
Museum, Observatories and planetariums
Hoher List Observatory, Schalkenmehren
99 min walk • Hoher List Observatorium is an Observatory located on the Hoher List mountain about 60 km south-west of the city of Bonn, close to the town of Daun in the Eifel...
3.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Schalkenmehrener Maar, Schalkenmehren
82 min walk • The Schalkenmehrener Maar is a maar roughly 3 kilometres southeast of the town of Daun in the Eifel in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
3.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Gemündener Maar
83 min walk • Gemündener Maar, nestled in the scenic Eifel region of Germany, is a tranquil lake formed in the crater of an extinct volcano. This picturesque body of water is one of the three Daun Maar lakes, known collectively as the "Eyes of the Eifel" due to their unique...
4.1 miE
Forts and castles
Ulmen Castle, Ulmen
104 min walk • Ulmen Castle is a ruined castle complex in Ulmen, Germany. The upper castle was built on a slope above the Ulmener Maar, while the lower castle was adjacent but below it.
3.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hoher List, Schalkenmehren
98 min walk • The Hoher List is a stratovolcano, 549.1 m above sea level, near the town of Daun in the Eifel region. The hill is in the county of Vulkaneifel in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
2.8 miW
Science museum, Natural history museum, Museum
Volcano Museum, Daun
72 min walk • The Volcano Museum in the old district administrative office in Daun, Germany, was set up as an extension of the existing 'geopaths' at Hillesheim, Manderscheid and Gerolstein and is part of the Volcanic Eifel Nature and Geopark.
5.1 miNE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Hochkelberg, Mosbrucher Weiher
131 min walk • At 674.9 metres the Hochkelberg is one of the ten highest mountains in the Vulkan Eifel in Germany. It is a former stratovolcano, at the southern foot of which lies the Mosbrucher Weiher, an explosion crater lake or maar.
5.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ernstberg
138 min walk • The Ernstberg southeast of Hinterweiler is, at 698.8 m, the highest of the west Eifel volcanoes and, after the Hohe Acht, the second highest mountain in the Eifel overall.