The Pre-Eifel is a sub-region of the North Rhine-Westphalian Eifel.
Regions
As the Voreifel, the transition region from the lower Middle Rhine and the upper one Lower Rhine to Eifel designated. The region is much milder and more highly used for agriculture than the adjacent low mountain range regions of the Eifel. This article only describes the proportion of land North Rhine-Westphalia at this transition region. To the south it closes Ahr Valley on, west of the Kalkeifel, the Rureifel, the Zülpicher and the Jülich Börde (offshoots of the Cologne Bay).
The area includes parts of the Ville and Kottenforst landscapes; Together with parts of the Rhein-Sieg district on the Eifel, they form the Rhineland Nature Park.
Parts in the districts of Düren and Euskirchen mostly do not belong to any nature park.
places
- Mechernich
- Kreuzau (Part)
- Nideggen (Part)
- Zülpich (Part)
- Euskirchen (Part)
- Bad Münstereifel (Part)
- Rheinbach (Part)
- Meckenheim (Rhineland) (Part)
Other goals
background
The region is characterized, among other things, by fruit and vegetable cultivation
language
German in the Rhenish style
getting there
- Cologne Bonn Airport
- Railway line Bonn-Euskirchen-Bad Münstereifel
- A 61 / Meckenheim motorway junction
mobility
Tourist Attractions
The Voreifel is characterized by numerous castles and moated castles, some with beautiful parks, some of which can be visited. Tours can be via Rhein-Voreifel-Touristik are booked and are mostly carried out charmingly by the castle ladies.
For groups offers Schwyzer Poschti - vintage bus rides in the Rhineland the possibility of guided vintage bus tours combined with a visit to one or more castles.
Open locks for viewing:
to visit open park (except weekends):
activities
kitchen
nightlife
Religious motivation / pilgrimage
- Brother Klaus Chapel Guard Village, 21st century, in the sense of Nikolaus von der Flüe
security
climate
Significantly milder than in the higher / more central parts of the Eifel; the temperatures in Cologne are often reached or exceeded
literature
Web links
- http://www.rhein-voreifel-touristik.de/ - Official website of Voreifel