Moselle Eifel
The Moselle Eifel forms the southeastern strip of the East Eifel to the left of the Moselle from the city of Trier downstream as far as Moselkern; in the southeast it does not reach as far as the Moselle Valley. It lies exclusively within the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate and is a truncated highland, roughly half of which is forested.
Geography
Location
The Moselle Eifel runs in a southwest to northeast direction, northwest along the Moselle river, sometimes away from the river, between Trier-Ehrang, at the confluence of the Kyll and the Moselle, and Moselkern at the confluence of the Elzbach with the same Rhine tributary. The hills of the Moselle Eifel are lower than those of the adjacent and very ancient Volcanic Eifel to the north and only exceed in a few places, reaching a maximum of at Schafstall near Bremm. On the far, southeastern side of the Moselle Valley with its many meanders and well known castles rises the somewhat higher hill range of the Hunsrück.Natural region grouping
The Moselle Eifel forms a major natural region unit within the major unit group of the East Eifel die Haupteinheit Moseleifel and has the BfN no. 27001. It is divided as follows:270 Moselle Eifel
- 270.0 Eastern Moselle Eifel
- * 270.00 Elz Valley
- * 270.01 Kaiseresch Eifel Perimeter
- * 270.02 Gevenich Upland
- 270.1 Lower Ueßbach Valley
- 270.2 Kondelwald
- 270.3 Öffling Upland
- 270.4 Middle Lieser Valley
- 270.5 Southern Volcanic Eifel
- * 270.50 Daun-Manderscheid Volcanoes
- * 270.51 Daun Maar Region
- 270.6 Wittlich Hedge Land
- * 270.60 Naurath Horst
- * 270.61 Arenrath Upland
- * 270.62 Littgen Upland
- 270.7 Meulenwald
in the direction of the Eifel:
- 260 Mosel-Saar-Gau and East Luxembourg Gutland – the southwestern part of the Moselle Eifel, from Trier-Ehrang to Binsfeld
- 277 Kyllburg Forest Eifel – middle section of the Moselle Eifel, from Niederkail to Waldkönigen
- 276 Limestone Eifel – middle section of the Moselle Eifel, near Waldkönigen
- 271 Eastern High Eifel – northern part of the Moselle Eifel, from Waldkönigen to Reudelsterz
- 291 Middle Rhine Basin – northern part of the Moselle Eifel, from Reudelsterz to Moselkern
- 250 Middle Moselle Valley – southwest to northwest part of the Moselle Eifel, from Trier-Ehrang to Moselkern
Hills and viewing points
The hills and viewing points left of the Moselle Valley include the following – with heights in metres above sea level (NHN)- Rothenberg, near Ürzig
- Fieberberg, near the river bend at Traben-Trarbach
- Hill on which Arras Castle stands and the Barl, near the river bend at Kaimt/Barl
- Calmont (hill) und Schafstall, near the river bend at Bremm
- Klottenberg and Ellerberg
- Eltz Castle, near Wierschem
- Eickelslay, with a panoramic view
- Falkenley, near Bad Bertrich, north of the Kondelwald
- Asberg, near Salmrohr
Description
The region is a popular holiday area and part of the Middle Moselle wine growing region. This is characterised by a large number of small, prestigious vineyards that are family-owned. As a result of the relatively steep Moselle Valley the Moselle Wine Road, while the railway only travels along the valley as far as the first river bend at Zell and then ascends the hill upland.Literature and external links
- General map of Germany 1:200,000, Sheet 12
- , at moseleifel-touristik.de