Rur Dam
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The Rur Dam is a 77.2 metre high dam located in the southwestern part of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It was built in 1939 and impounds the Roer to form the Rur Reservoir which is 7.83 km2 in area. It lies within the districts of Aachen and Düren.
Aerial shot of the Rur Dam, Schwammenauel and Rur Reservoir with the Tonsberg peninsula (left centre), island of Eichert (centre) and peninsula of Eschauel (rear right)
The Rur Reservoir as seen from the town of Schmidt in Nideggen with the island of Eichert in the middle and the Kermeter upland in the background.
Kermeter
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The Kermeter is an upland region, up to 527.8 m above sea level (NN), which is part of the Rureifel within the North Eifel in the districts of Aachen, Düren and Euskirchen in the southwestern part of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany.
The Kermeter: in the foreground the Obersee (Pre-basin of the Rur Dam) and the wall of the Urft Dam
Trail through the beech forest
Southern hillside of the Kermeter with oak woods and slate crags