Rureifel

The Rureifel is located in the district of Düren, Euskirchen district and the cities of Aachen, NRW, and is a recreational area for the Cologne, Aachen, Dusseldorf, Krefeld, Mönchengladbach and Bonn. It has its name recreation area of the river Rur.

The Rureifel comprises geographically the cities Nideggen, Heimbach, Schleiden and Monschau, the municipalities Simmerath, Hurtgenwald, Kreuzau and Hellenthal and is therefore a branch of the North Eifel. As a tourist area and day trip it is well known with the second largest reservoir in Germany, the Rurtalsperre Schwammenauel and the Eifel National Park and the North Eifel Nature Park.

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