Windsborn Crater Lake

Windsborn Crater Lake is a water-filled volcanic crater in the mountains in Germany. It is located near in the county of and in the state of , and belongs to a group of four craters known as the Mosenberg Crater Row, named after the village of Mosenberg.
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  • Type: Body of water
  • Description: crater lake
  • Also known as: “Windsborn-Krater-See” and “Windsbornmaar”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Maar Museum and Meerfelder Maar.

Museum
Photo: Joho345, Public domain.
The in in the German state of is a museum whose focus is natural variety and international significance for science and the region of the volcanic maars that characterise parts of the mountains.

Nature reserve
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is a nature reserve.

Scenic viewpoint
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is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Windsborn Crater Lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bettenfeld and Meerfeld.

Village
Photo: Fritz von Wille, Public domain.
is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the district in , .

Village
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is a village and municipality belonging to a collective municipality in the county of in , Germany.

Village
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is a town in the district in , , and also both a climatic spa and a Kneipp spa. Until 1 July 2014, when it became part of the Verbandsgemeinde Wittlich-Land, it was the seat of the former Verbandsgemeinde . is situated 3 km east of Windsborn Crater Lake.

Windsborn Crater Lake

Latitude
50.08532° or 50° 5′ 7″ north
Longitude
6.77578° or 6° 46′ 33″ east
Elevation
475 metres (1,558 feet)
Open location code
9F283QPG+48
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23589971
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Geo­Names ID
3207950
Wiki­data ID
Q119839
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Satellite Map

Discover Windsborn Crater Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Russian—“Windsborn Crater Lake” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Niedermanderscheid and Hahnerfläch.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Windsborn Krater and Hinkelsmaar (Trockenmaar).

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