Harscheidt
Harscheidt is a village in Nideggen, Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia. Harscheidt is situated nearby to the locality Wolfskaul, as well as near the hamlet Geisief.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hill 400 and Düren-Hürtgenwald gliding site.
Hill 400
Peak
Photo: Hill400, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Battle of Hürtgen Forest was a series of battles fought from 19 September to 16 December 1944, between American and German forces on the Western Front during World War II, in the Hürtgen Forest, a 140 km2 area about 5 km east of the Belgian–German border. Hill 400 is situated 3 km northeast of Harscheidt.
Düren-Hürtgenwald gliding site
Aerodrome
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Düren-Hürtgenwald gliding site is an aerodrome, which is situated 2½ km north of Harscheidt.
Krawutschke Tower
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Mdo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Krawutschke Tower is a 13 metre tall observation tower in the Hürtgenwald municipality in Germany, about one kilometer east of the village center of Bergstein, approximately 10 km south of Düren. Krawutschke Tower is situated 3 km northeast of Harscheidt.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Schmidt and Bergstein.
Bergstein
Village
Photo: R. J. Mathar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bergstein is a village, which is situated 2½ km north of Harscheidt.
Zerkall
Hamlet
Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zerkall is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km northeast of Harscheidt.
Harscheidt
- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in Germany
- Categories: Ortsteil and locality
- Location: Nideggen, Düren, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.67118° or 50° 40′ 16″ northLongitude
6.4236° or 6° 25′ 25″ eastElevation
378 metres (1,240 feet)Open location code
9F28MCCF+FCOpenStreetMap ID
node 1432733123OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Russian—“Harscheidt” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Harscheidt”
- German: “Harscheidt (Nideggen)”
- German: “Harscheidt (Schmidt)”
- German: “Harscheidt”
- German: “Nideggen-Harscheidt”
- Irish: “Harscheidt”
- Russian: “Харшайдт”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Wolfskaul and Geisief.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Magerwiesen ‘Im Alten Berg’ and Game Reserve Schmidt.
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