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North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Städteregion Aachen

Simmerath

View of the Urft Dam Spillway

North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Städteregion Aachen

Simmerath

View of the Urft Dam Spillway

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View of the Urft Dam Spillway

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Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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Location: Simmerath, Städteregion Aachen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Jörg Schnitzler 😃🎶😉

January 1, 2025

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It's really impressive when the water runs down the funnel. It's so loud you'd think a big vacuum cleaner was running.

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Ralf & Brigitte

April 6, 2025

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There's currently little water in the dam! It overflowed during the last visit!

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Mike

January 24, 2026

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The Urft Dam (Urfttalsperre) is the oldest valley dam in the Eifel region, built around 1900–1905 to regulate the Urft River and supply water for drinking water and power generation. Together with the Urft Lake (Urftstausee), the dam is part of an impressive network of reservoirs in the Eifel National Park, offering fantastic views, especially from a specially located viewing platform on the dam wall. The official Eifel-Blick Urftstaumauer panoramic viewpoint is located directly on the Urft Dam wall. From here, you have a spectacular view of:

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