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The Eifel is a low mountain range in western Germany and eastern Belgium. It occupies parts of southwestern North Rhine-Westphalia, northwestern Rhineland-Palatinate and the south of the German-speaking Community of Belgium. The Eifel is part of the Rhenish Massif; within its northern portions lies the Eifel National Park. ==Geography== The Eifel is bordered by the river Moselle in the south and the Rhine in the east. In the north it is limited by the Jülich-Zülpicher Börde, in the west by the Ardennes of Belgium and Luxembourg. There are several distinct chains within the Eifel. * The northernmost parts are called North Eifel ("Nordeifel") including Rur Eifel the origin of the river Rur, High Fens ("Hohes Venn") and the Limestone Eifel ("Kalkeifel"). * The northeastern part is called Ahr Hills〔Elkins, T.H. (1972). ''Germany'' (3rd ed.). London: Chatto & Windus, 1972. .〕 ((ドイツ語:Ahrgebirge)) and rise north of the Ahr river in the district of Ahrweiler. * South of the Ahr is the High Eifel〔 (''Hohe Eifel''), with the Hohe Acht (747 m) being the highest mountain of the Eifel. * In the west, on the Belgian border, the hills are known as Schneifel (part of the ''Schnee-Eifel'' or "Snowy Eifel"), rising up to 698 m. Also in the west, by the Belgian and Luxembourg border, the region is known as Islek (Aquilania). * The southern half of the Eifel is lower. It is cut by several rivers running north-south towards the Moselle. The largest of these is the Kyll, and the hills on either side of this river are called the ''Kyllwald''. * In the south the Eifel is concluded by the Voreifel above the Moselle. Since 2004 about 110 km² of the Eifel within the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia have been protected as the Eifel National Park nature reserve. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eifel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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