Wetterpilz

Wetterpilz is a shelter in Heimbach, Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia. Wetterpilz is situated nearby to the nature reserve Odenbachbachtal, as well as near the village Blens.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Blens Castle and Rurtal von der Staumauer Heimbach bis Stadtgrenze nördlich Blens.

Blens Castle

Castle

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Blens Castle stands at a height of 205 m above sea level on the eastern edge of Blens, a town quarter of Heimbach above the River Rur in the county of Düren, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Blens Castle is situated 2½ km east of Wetterpilz.

Rurtal von der Staumauer Heimbach bis Stadtgrenze nördlich Blens

Nature reserve

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Rurtal von der Staumauer Heimbach bis Stadtgrenze nördlich Blens is a nature reserve, which is situated 3 km southeast of Wetterpilz.

Hill 400

Peak

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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 4 km north of Wetterpilz.