Hürtgenwald, Municipality in Düren district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
The municipality spans across 88 square kilometers of forested hills in the Eifel region, containing thirteen distinct villages at 380 meters elevation.
The Battle of Hürtgen Forest in 1944 resulted in over 33,000 American casualties during an 88-day campaign through dense woods and German defenses.
The municipality maintains memorials and military cemeteries in Hürtgen and Vossenack to commemorate the soldiers who perished during World War II.
The administrative center of Kleinhau provides residents with local shops, supermarkets, and municipal services for the population of 8,993 inhabitants.
The territory contains strategic dams along the Roer River that played a critical role in military operations during the final months of World War II.
Location: Düren district
Elevation above the sea: 380 m
Shares border with: Düren, Kreuzau, Langerwehe, Nideggen, Simmerath, Stolberg
Website: https://huertgenwald.de
GPS coordinates: 50.71722,6.37972
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:46
Hill 400
5.1 km
Kloster Schwarzenbroich
6.3 km
Kriegsgräberstätte Vossenack
5.2 km
1944 Hürtgen Forest Museum
3.4 km
Talsperre Obermaubach
4.7 km
Burg Maubach
5.4 km
Schevenhütte Quarry
5.9 km
St. Hubertus
6.8 km
Burg Berenstein
5.1 km
Krawutschke Tower
5.1 km
Fernmeldeturm Großhau
2.8 km
Burg Birgel
7.7 km
St. Martinus
7.6 km
St. Josef
3.6 km
St Barbara's Chapel
7.9 km
Junkerhaus
6 km
St. Antonius
4.7 km
Hürtgenwald-Gedächtnis-Kapelle
1.2 km
Marienkapelle Simonskall
6 km
Heilig Kreuz
730 m
Kalltal und Nebentäler
7.3 km
Heilige Maurische Märtyrer
4.7 km
Ursula-Chapel (Gressenich)
8 km
Jüdischer Friedhof
3.9 km
St. Apollonia
2.2 km
Haus Gronau
4.3 km
Jüdischer Friedhof Untermaubach
4.6 km
St. Apollinaris
4.5 kmReviews
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