The Eichholzmaar is one of the smaller maars in the Volcanic Eifel and lies on the Landstraße between Steffeln and Duppach . It has a diameter of c. 120 metres. Its greatest depth is 3 metres.
8-407: The circular shape of the bowl of the maar can still be easily seen. It lies exactly on a geological fault line, which runs from northwest to southeast. At the beginning of the 20th century the maar was drained in order to create meadows. From late summer 2007 to spring 2008 a renaturalisation was carried out and the lake restored with an area of c. 1,1 hectares. In only a few years the maar has become
16-578: A refuge for rare water birds and reptiles. Two natural mineral springs in the immediate vicinity of the maar are accessible on foot. About 300 metres upstream in a westerly direction from the Eichholzmaar is the mineral spring known as the Steffelner Dress ( 50°16′20″N 6°33′37″E / 50.272306°N 6.560166°E / 50.272306; 6.560166 ( mineral spring ) ). Around 270 metres downstream in an easterly direction from
24-583: Is particularly committed". The Eifel Club was founded on 22 May 1888 in the event hall at Bad Bertrich by Adolf Dronke and, in 2013, it celebrated its 125th anniversary. Karl Kaufmann, after whom one of the main footpaths through the Eifel (the Karl Kaufmann Way between Brühl and Trier) is named, was its chairman for many years, from 1904 to 1938. Since 2011, its president has been local politician, Mathilde Weinandy. Among its areas of activity are rambling ,
32-751: Is the German sponsor of the European Agreement for the Eifel and Ardennes (EVEA), to which Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany have belonged since 1955. France was also a founder member but left in 1998. From 1983 to 1993 the Eifel Club organised the Euregio Star Walk at the tripoint of Vaals , where the borders of the Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands meet. The head office of the club, which has 160 local branches,
40-410: The Eichholzmaar is the mineral spring of Aueler Dress ( 50°16′19″N 6°34′17″E / 50.271907°N 6.571413°E / 50.271907; 6.571413 ( mineral spring ) ). Detailed scientific research of the Eichholzmaar has been carried out by the universities of Jena and Frankfurt. For visitors to the maar between April and October, there is the option of joining one of
48-622: The county of Mayen-Koblenz supports the Eifel Museum in the castle of Genovevaburg in Mayen. It also runs the youth hostel of "Schilsbachtal" by the Rur Reservoir Schwammenauel in Simmerath - Woffelsbach . Since 1899, the club has owned the lower ward of the castle at Manderscheid , the ruins of which it has since carefully renovated and also made available for events. The Eifel Club
56-527: The regular guided tours by the local branch of the Eifel Club . 50°16′19″N 6°33′53″E / 50.27194°N 6.56472°E / 50.27194; 6.56472 Eifel Club The Eifel Club ( German : Eifelverein ) is one of the largest rambling clubs in Germany with a membership of 28.000. Its purpose is the "maintenance of local customs, the protection and care of monuments to which it
64-469: The training of hiking guides, nature conservation , the conservation of local culture and youth work. In addition to various books, hiking maps and route guides, it publishes the "Eifel Yearbook" and, at irregular intervals, roughly five times a year, the members' magazine Die Eifel . The Eifel Club, together with the History and Ancient History Society of Mayen and the surrounding area, the town of Mayen and
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