High Fens
The High Fens, which were declared a nature reserve in 1957, are an upland area, a plateau region in Liège Province, in the east of Belgium and adjoining parts of northwestern Germany, between the Ardennes and the Eifel highlands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Moor
- Description: upland area in Belgium and Germany
- Also known as: “Das Hohe Venn”, “Fagnes”, “Hautes Fagnes”, “Hoge Venen”, “Hohe Venn”, “Hohe Venn Mountains”, “Hohes Venn”, and “Plateau des Hautes Fagnes”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Signal de Botrange and Butte Baltia.
Signal de Botrange
Peak
Photo: LucT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Signal de Botrange is the highest point in Wallonia and in Belgium, located in the High Fens, at 694 metres. It is the top of a broad plateau and a road crosses the summit, passing an adjacent café.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sourbrodt and Ovifat.
Sourbrodt
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sourbrodt is a village, which is situated 3½ km southeast of High Fens.
Ovifat
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ovifat is a village of Wallonia in the municipality of Waimes, district of Robertville, located in the province of Liège, Belgium. It is one of the highest villages in Belgium. The population is about 500. Its inhabitants are nicknamed Baras. Ovifat is situated 4 km southeast of High Fens.
Xhoffraix
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Xhoffraix is a village of Wallonia in the municipality of Malmedy, district of Bévercé, located in the province of Liège, Belgium. Xhoffraix is located in the foothills of the High Fens region, along a national road connecting Malmedy to Signal de Botrange. Xhoffraix is situated 5 km south of High Fens.
High Fens
- Categories: natural region, mountain range, plateau, and wetland
- Location: Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover High Fens from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Walloon—“High Fens” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Hautes Fagnes”
- Belarusian: “Высокі Фен”
- Cebuano: “Hohes Venn”
- Czech: “Hautes Fagnes”
- Dutch: “Hoge Venen”
- Esperanto: “Altaj Marĉoj”
- Estonian: “Hautes Fagnes”
- French: “Hautes Fagnes”
- Georgian: “მაღალი ჭაობი”
- German: “Hohes Venn”
- Hebrew: “הביצות הגבוהות”
- Hungarian: “Hohes Venn”
- Italian: “Hautes Fagnes”
- Japanese: “オート・ファーニュ湿原”
- Japanese: “ホーエズ・フェン”
- Kölsch: “Hoeëg Ven”
- Kölsch: “Huue Venn”
- Ladin: “Hohes Venn”
- Latin: “Faniarum oropedium”
- Limburgan: “Hoeëg Ven”
- Lithuanian: “Aukštieji Fenai”
- Luxembourgish: “Héicht Venn”
- Macedonian: “Висок Фен”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hautes Fagnes”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hautes Fagnes”
- Norwegian: “Hautes Fagnes”
- Polish: “Hautes Fagnes”
- Portuguese: “Altos Fagnes”
- Romanian: “Hohes Venn”
- Slovenian: “Hautes Fagnes”
- Slovenian: “Hoge Venen”
- Slovenian: “Hohes Venn”
- Spanish: “Hautes Fagnes”
- Swedish: “Hohes Venn”
- Ukrainian: “Гоес-Фенн”
- Venetian: “Hautes Fagnes”
- Vlaams: “Hoge Veenn”
- Walloon: “Fagne”
- Walloon: “Hôte Fagne”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Herbôfaye and Baraque Michel.
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