Froitscheidt
Froitscheidt is a hamlet in Nideggen, Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia. Froitscheidt is situated nearby to the hamlet Geisief, as well as near Mausbach.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hill 400 and 1944 Hürtgen Forest Museum.
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 3½ km northeast of Froitscheidt.
1944 Hürtgen Forest Museum
Museum
Photo: Travus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The 1944 Hürtgen Forest Museum is located in Vossenack, in the municipality of Hürtgenwald, in the county of Düren, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. 1944 Hürtgen Forest Museum is situated 3½ km northwest of Froitscheidt.
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 Froitscheidt.
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 3 km northeast of Froitscheidt.
Zerkall
Hamlet
Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zerkall is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km northeast of Froitscheidt.
Froitscheidt
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Nideggen, Düren, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.67111° or 50° 40′ 16″ northLongitude
6.40918° or 6° 24′ 33″ eastElevation
389 metres (1,276 feet)Open location code
9F28MCC5+CMOpenStreetMap ID
node 1432808965OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
3207612
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In Other Languages
“Froitscheidt” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Фройтшайдт”
Localities in the Area
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