Strohner Maarchen

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The Strohner Maarchen is a dry maar near the village of Strohn in the Volcanic Eifel region of Germany. Its bowl forms an elongated oval and has a diameter of about 210 x 140 metres. Its name stems from the fact that it is small for a maar. Together with the Pulvermaar to the north and the adjacent hill of Römerberg the Strohner Maarchen lies within the nature reserve of Pulvermaar mit Römerberg und Strohner Märchen. ()

Local name: Strohner Märchen Elevation: 1401 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 50°7'20"N, 6°55'32"E

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Rhineland-PalatinateGermany

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Strohner Maarchen – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Weinfelder Maar, Pulvermaar, Castles of Manderscheid, Hoher List Observatory.

5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Weinfelder Maar, Schalkenmehren
128 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...
0.6 miN
Natural attraction, Lake
Pulvermaar, Gillenfeld
16 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.
5.4 miSW
Forts and castles
Castles of Manderscheid, Manderscheid
137 min walk • Near the Eifel town of Manderscheid are the ruins of two castles, the castles of Manderschied, whose history and location reflect the mediaeval conflict of interest between the Electorate of Trier and the Duchy of Luxembourg.
4.4 miNW
Museum, Observatories and planetariums
Hoher List Observatory, Schalkenmehren
112 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...
4.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Schalkenmehrener Maar, Schalkenmehren
113 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.
5.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Gemündener Maar
140 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...
5.6 miSW
Specialty museum, Museum, Natural history museum
Maar Museum, Manderscheid
144 min walk • The Maar Museum in Manderscheid in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate is a museum whose focus is natural variety and international significance for science and the region of the volcanic maars that characterise parts of the Eifel mountains.
4.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hoher List, Schalkenmehren
113 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.
6.7 miNW
Science museum, Natural history museum, Museum
Volcano Museum, Daun
172 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.
6.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Little Kyll, Manderscheid
163 min walk • The Little Kyll German: Kleine Kyll, pronounced: "kill" is a 23.9-kilometre-long orographically right-hand tributary of the Lieser.
0.8 miS
Hotel
Strohn
21 min walk • Strohn 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.