Düren-Hürtgenwald gliding site

Düren-Hürtgenwald gliding site is an aerodrome in Hürtgenwald, Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia. Düren-Hürtgenwald gliding site is situated nearby to the locality Nüllheck, as well as near the village Bergstein.

Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Aerodrome
Description: glider airfield in Germany
Also known as: “Düren-Hürtgenwald Segelfluggelände”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hill 400 and Krawutschke Tower.

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.

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.

Staubecken Obermaubach einschliesslich Einmündungsbereich der Rur

Nature reserve

Photo: Einfallslos, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Staubecken Obermaubach einschliesslich Einmündungsbereich der Rur is a nature reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nideggen and Schmidt.

Nideggen

Village

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Nideggen is a town in the district of Düren in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the river Rur, in the Eifel hills, approx.