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North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Euskirchen
Schleiden

Eifel National Park Center

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Euskirchen
Schleiden

Eifel National Park Center

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Eifel National Park Center

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

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    April 25, 2025

    Wide valleys, expansive forests, and clear waters characterize the landscape of the Eifel National Park. The Rur and Urft rivers have shaped the low mountain range – you can get a glimpse of this from the numerous vantage points. Mixed beech and oak forests dominate the national park and provide a protected habitat for wildcats. Another special feature is the abundance of wild daffodils that bloom in the valley meadows in the south in spring. Impressive, species-rich nature awaits you across a good 100 square kilometers.

    If you would like to learn more about the special features of the national park and its origins, a visit to the National Park Center on the former Vogelsang military training area is worthwhile. You can find all the information here: nationale-naturlandschaften.de/gebiete/nationalpark-eifel

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      April 25, 2025

      That's impressive and very well maintained.

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        July 5, 2025

        "In the heart of the Eifel National Park, the buildings of the former Nazi "Ordensburg" Vogelsang tower above. With the participation of the region and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, and with funding from the federal government and the European Union, the Vogelsang conversion site has developed into an international meeting and educational center: "Vogelsang IP | International Place in the Eifel National Park."

        The new "Forum Vogelsang IP," with its modern visitor center, the two exhibitions "Wilderness Dreams" and "Destiny of the Master Race," its tourist presentation of the region, seminar rooms, and catering facilities, contrasts not only architecturally with the site's history. The commitment to tolerance and cosmopolitanism is also reflected in the site's educational tourism offerings and the two exhibitions.

        The former "Ordensburg" Vogelsang was built in 1934 by the National Socialists to train young people as leaders. The approximately 100-hectare site symbolizes the National Socialist state ideology of creating a "new German man" through education and indoctrination.

        CONTINUATION and FURTHER INFORMATION:
        nationalpark-eifel.de/de/infohaeuser-und-einrichtungen/nationalpark-zentrum-eifel/standort

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

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