Devil’s Gorge

The Devil's Gorge or Teufelsschlucht is located on the eastern edge of the Ferschweiler Plateau within the South Eifel Nature Park in the vicinity of Irrel.

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Type: Tourist attraction
Description: valley in Germany
Also known as: “Devil’s Gorge (Eifel)”
Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Siegfried Line Museum, Irrel and St. Ambrosius.

Siegfried Line Museum, Irrel

Museum

The Siegfried Line Museum lies near the German-Luxembourg border in the Eifel mountains. It is housed in a bunker that was part of the former Siegfried Line, the Katzenkopf Strongpoint, which was built from 1937 to 1939. Siegfried Line Museum, Irrel is situated 1¼ km northeast of Devil’s Gorge.

St. Ambrosius

Church

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St. Ambrosius is a church, which is situated 1 km east of Devil’s Gorge.

St. Markus

Church

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St. Markus is a church, which is situated 1¼ km southwest of Devil’s Gorge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Menningen and Ferschweiler.

Menningen

Village

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Menningen is a municipality in the district of Bitburg-Prüm, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. Menningen is situated 3 km east of Devil’s Gorge.

Ferschweiler

Village

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Ferschweiler is a municipality in the district of Bitburg-Prüm, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. Ferschweiler is situated 3 km northwest of Devil’s Gorge.

Minden

Village

Photo: Christian Ries, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Minden is a municipality in the district of Bitburg-Prüm, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. Minden is situated 3 km southeast of Devil’s Gorge.

Devil’s Gorge

Categories: valley and tourism
Location: Ernzen, Bitburg-Prüm, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

49.84612° or 49° 50′ 46″ north

Longitude

6.44009° or 6° 26′ 24″ east

Open location code

8FX8RCWR+C2

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

OpenStreetMap attribute

wheelchair=no

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Romanian—“Devil’s Gorge” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Teufelsschlucht”
German: “Teufelsschlucht”
Romanian: “Cheile Diavolului, Eifel”

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