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The Eifel maars
The water-filled maars are the symbol of the volcanic Eifel. But what is actually a maar?.
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Weinfelder Maar
The Weinfeld with the Weinfeld maar – also called Totenmaar [maar of the dead] –maar is lined up along a fissure running SE to NW. About 20,000 to 30,000 years ago it erupted after the Schalkenmehren and before the Weinfeld maar.
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Eckfelder Maar
Eckfeld
Less of an excursion destination than a spectacular site is the Eckfelder Maar in a side valley of the Lieser about 2 km north of Manderscheid.
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Gemündener Maar
Daun
The Gemünden maar is lined up along a fissure running SE to NW. About 20,000 to 30,000 years ago they erupted and Gemünden Maar lake was formed.
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Hetsche Maar
Gillenfeld
The Hetsche maar is the smallest mar in the Eifel and about 40. 000 - 70. 000 years old.
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Meerfelder Maar
Meerfeld
The view from the lookout tower “Landesblick” is impressive: The Maar lake glistens around 200 metres below, gently embedded in the largest Maar funnel in the Eifel. However, only part of the 1,700 metres long basin is covered with water.
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