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Cologne District

Euskirchen
Nettersheim

Historic Field Terraces at Gillesbachtal

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Cologne District

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Nettersheim

Historic Field Terraces at Gillesbachtal

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Historic Field Terraces at Gillesbachtal

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    Location: Nettersheim, Euskirchen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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    September 26, 2020

    Beautiful flora and fauna with a view of the Gillesbach valley. The typical image of the arable terraces was created by plowing parallel to the slope and soil erosion on the valley side. Due to the number of species, such as the rare pasque flower, it is an ecologically very valuable area.

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      April 4, 2021

      today primarily a beautiful valley view, but the terraces are also reminiscent of the difficult agricultural conditions in the Eifel

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        March 24, 2022

        For the first moment I thought I was in the Allgäu. A unique terraced landscape has been created by plowing and erosion.

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          March 30, 2024

          The former arable terraces in the nature reserve “Auen und Hangen an Urft and Gillesbach” below Elections have strong terracing. With nine terraces and eight highlands, they are a very well-developed cultural landscape structure with a southern slope orientation. The grassland areas are extensively grazed by sheep. Hedges and rocks as well as man-made reading cairns provide a special habitat for songbirds and reptiles. Source: kuladig.de/Objectansicht/KLD-247117

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            April 18, 2021

            These arable terraces are astonishingly well preserved and really worth seeing. A bit of interesting cultural history.

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              April 15, 2024

              On the way north of Marmagen you can see traces of historical land use. Information boards explain how it came about.

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                Location: Nettersheim, Euskirchen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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