Obersee

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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. ()

Alternative names: Length: 919 ftHeight: 108 ftCoordinates: 50°35'55"N, 6°23'37"E

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North Rhine-WestphaliaGermany

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

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

2.6 miE
Resort on former Nazi training ground
Ordensburg Vogelsang, Schleiden
66 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...
4 miE
Trappist monastery producing liqueur
Mariawald Abbey, Heimbach
102 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.
2.6 miN
Historic dam for a large reservoir
Rur Dam
66 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...
1.2 miE
Dam
Urft Dam, Eifel National Park
31 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.
5.7 miNE
Forts and castles
Blens Castle
147 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.
1.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Wildbretshügel, Eifel National Park
45 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 miNE
Forts and castles
Burg Hengebach, Heimbach
114 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.
3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Verbrannter Berg, Eifel National Park
78 min walk • The Verbrannter Berg near Wolfgarten in the county of Euskirchen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia is a hill, 516.2 m above sea level, in the Kermeter, a ridge in the Eifel mountains, in the region of Rur Eifel; at the same time Verbrannter Berg is the name of a parcel of land.
1.9 miSE
Nazi architecture
Vogelsang Military Training Area, Eifel National Park
48 min walk • Vogelsang Training Area lay in the German North Eifel hills between the villages of Simmerath, Heimbach and Schleiden in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
4.6 miS
Mountain
Eigart, Schleiden
117 min walk • The Eigart is a hill located in the county of Euskirchen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia at 565.5 m above sea level, in the North Eifel. The Eigart is situated in the High Fens-Eifel Nature Park a little east of the Eifel National Park. It lies west of the village of Berescheid in the borough of Schleiden.
4 miW
50°36'24"N • 6°18'14"E
Rathaus Simmerath, Simmerath
102 min walk • City hall