1. Geography

2. Countryside

3. References

Münstereifel Forest ({{lang-de|Münstereifeler Wald}}) is densely wooded region in the northern part of the Eifel mountains in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. In the south it borders on the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It has an area of 237 km² and lies at a height of between 200 and {{Höhe|500|DE-NHN|link=true}}.{{GeoQuelle|DE|BFN-SB|27401|Münstereifeler Wald}}

Geography

The hills and woods of the Münstereifel Forest are situated in the county of Euskirchen around the town of Bad Münstereifel. The region is bounded in the west by the Limestone Eifel (Kalkeifel), in the south and east by the Ahr Hills and in the north by the Zülpich Börde, where it forms the transition between the Eifel and the Lower Rhine Bay.

Among the hills of the Münstereifel Forest are the following:{{GeoQuelle|DE-NW|TIM|SUFFIX=, retrieved 5 August 2015.|PRÄFIX=Alle angegebenen Höhen gemäß}}

• Michelsberg ({{Höhe|586.1|DE-NHN}}),
• Knippberg ({{Höhe|537.3|DE-NHN}}),
• Langer Kopf ({{Höhe|530.4|DE-NHN}}),
• Fanisberg ({{Höhe|508.0|DE-NHN}}),
• Bollscheider Kopf ({{Höhe|474.1|DE-NHN}}),
• Hirnberg ({{Höhe|456.4|DE-NHN}}),
• Stockert ({{Höhe|433.9|DE-NHN}}), on which the radio-telescope, Astropeiler Stockert, stands,
• Hähnchen ({{Höhe|428.7|DE-NHN|link=true}}).

Countryside

The region of the Münstereifel Forest is characterised by extensive beech woods, but also has stands of oak and spruce. 7.2% of the entire area is protected as a Special Area of Conservation with near-natural woodrush and woodruff-beech forest. A further 1.2% is designated as nature reserve. Numerous near-natural streams and ponds may be found in the Münstereifel Forest, including the Eschweiler Bach, which is a western tributary of the Erft.

Rare animal species may also be found in the Münstereifel Forest. Species such as Bechstein's bat wildcat need large areas of forest. In addition, the forest offers a habitat for the grey-headed woodpecker, black woodpecker, red kite, kingfisher and greater mouse-eared bat.

References

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• The Mountaineers (disambiguation)
• The Mountaineers (opera)
• The Mountaineers (Pacific NW)
• The Mountain Enterprise
• The mountain goats
• The Mountain Goats discography
• The Mountain (Heartless Bastards album)
• The Mountain House of Ghosts
• The Mountain in Labour
• The Mountain Meadows Massacre
• The Mountain Meadows Massacre (book)
• The Mountain Meadows Massacre (film)
• The Mountain of Israeli-Palestinian Friendship
• The Mountain of Light
• The Mountain of the Lord
• The Mountain of the Moon
• The Mountain pine forest
• The Mountain (Radio station)
• The Mountain (radio station)
• The Mountains and the Trees
• The Mountains of Mourning
• The Mountains Of Navaho
• The Mountains of Navaho
• The Mountain Spiny Rat
• The Mountain State