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AeB_E_April 2017_Druck_NAEI62_AeB06_offen.qxd 16.05.2017 09:47 Seite 1 Other websites of interest to tourists: - www.eifel-expeditionen.eu (information about nature study facilities in the region) - www.nordeifel-tourismus.de (Nordeifel Tourismus GmbH, tel.: +49(0)2441-99457-0; fax: -29) - www.eifel-tipp.de (Monschauer Land-Touristik e.V., tel.: +49(0)2473-9377-0; fax: -20) - www.rureifel-tourismus.de (Rureifel Tourismus e.V., tel.: +49(0)2446-80579-0; fax: -30) - www.vogelsang-ip.de (Vogelsang IP, tel.: +49(0)2444-91579-0; fax: -29) - www.eifel.info (Eifel Tourismus GmbH, tel.: +49(0)6551-9656-0; fax: -96) - www.nrw-tourismus.de/natur (Tourismus NRW e.V.) The following maps and books concerning the National Park have been published: - Trail map, scale: 1:25.000, Eifelverein, ISBN 978-3-944620-02-2, Where to find more information? EURO 10.00 National Park Gates are located at Simmerath-Rurberg, Schleiden- - Hiking book „ThemenTouren“, ISBN 978-3-7616-2068-7, -2644-3 Gemünd, Monschau-Höfen, Heimbach, and Nideggen. These Gates pro- and -2465-4, each EURO 14.95, ISBN 978-3-7616-2300-8 and vide tourist information especially designed for visitors to the National -2301-5, each EURO 6.00 Park, and also host various exhibits: The Rurberg exhibit, entitled - Book nature and culture leaders „Der Nationalpark Eifel - Der Erlebnis- ‘Lebensadern der Natur’ (Lifelines of nature), focuses on bodies of führer für die ganze Region“, ISBN 978-3-943123-04-3, EURO 14,80 water in the Eifel region. The exhibit at the Gemünd Gate highlights - Erlebnis Nationalpark Eifel (Eifel National Park experience) – gnarled oaks, colourful woodpeckers and forest tales. An exhibit at the Illustrated book about Eifel National Park, 196 pages, ISBN 978-3- Heimbach railway station provides information about the natural beech 95540-207-5, EURO 19.95 (published by Regionalia Verlag) forests and wildcats. Here, texts are also presented in German Braille and in high-contrast type, for blind and visually impaired visitors. You Visiting the Eifel National Park by bus or train can experience the exhibits at the last two National Park Gates mentio- Mobility, free of charge, in the National Park region: As overnight guests ned in German, Dutch, French and English, and a floor guidance system at participating accommodation providers, visitors receive guest cards will lead you around them. At the Nideggen Gate, natural treasures are for the duration of their stay. This includes the free use of buses and exhibited, revealing the inventiveness of nature. A floor guidance system, trains in the entire discovery region and beyond, in the area of the VRS audio equipment that can be borrowed, and videos translated into sign Rhine-Sieg transport association (Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg) and the language make the exhibits at the Höfen and Nideggen Gates especially AVV Aachen transport association (Aachener Verkehrsverbund). In additi- suitable for people with disabilities. on to the local public transport ticket, you save money via reduced The National Park Gates are all located at the edge of the large pro- admission at participating facilities, such as the “Wilderness Dreams” tected area. They are free of charge, can be reached without steps, exhibition at the Eifel National Park Centre. If you are coming from the and all have fully accessible sanitary facilities. direction of Cologne, Bonn or Trier, the German Railways (DB – Deut- sche Bahn) will bring you to the Kall railway station, with its National Opening hours: Park information point. The Rurtal railway (Rurtalbahn) brings you from April to October: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 1:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Düren (with connections to DB trains from Aachen and Cologne) to the November to March: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. National Park Gate at the Heimbach railway station. In addition, buses 24 December and 31 December: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. from Aachen travel directly to Simmerath, Gemünd and Monschau. Closed on 25 & 26 December and 1 January Several bus lines starting from Kall, Heimbach and Simmerath bring you directly to the National Park. At www.nationalpark- Information is available not only at the National Park Gates, but also eifel.de you can find more information about the guest at the Forum Vogelsang IP Visitor Centre and the National Park Infor- card and bus and train connections, as well as service mation Points, which are likewise equipped with films. numbers and the brochure Natur erfahren (Experience nature), updated each spring, with details about buses Additional information can be found at www.nationalpark-eifel.de/english and trains in and around Eifel National Park. 13 14 Rules of conduct Please observe the following rules while you are in the Eifel National Park: Please stay on the trails. To protect wildlife, keep dogs on the leash. Please gather only impressions; do not collect plants or animals. Smoking and the lighting of fires is prohibited. Please avoid making noise, so as not to startle shy wildlife. Please do not leave any litter behind. Dark Sky Park Eifel National Park With its star-filled night sky, in 2014 Eifel National Park was recogni- sed as the first International Dark Sky Park in Germany. In 2010, Due to increasing numbers of older trees in the National Park, branches and together with the region, astronomer Harald Bardenhagen from Colo- trees are more likely to fall on the path here than in other forests. Particularly in the event of windstorms, snow or thunderstorms, for your own safety you gne began preparations to establish a protected area for the night should avoid entering the forest, or should leave it as quickly as possible. Please note that sky: “The Eifel National Park region is one of the few locations in Ger- you enter the National Park and participate in events at your own risk. many where it is possible to see the Milky Way with the naked eye.” Danger to life – due to suspected remaining ammunition and explosive material offside the marked hiking trails on the entire ground of the Dreiborn plateau former military training In addition to providing a nocturnal nature experience, the reduction area. of light pollution also protects nature and species diversity. Bats, migrating birds and many other animals benefit from a protected night sky. The next step is to develop further, from a Dark Sky Park to a Dark Sky Reserve. In addition to strict protection of the National Park against light pollution, a Reserve also includes a surrounding buffer zone of some 15 kilometres beyond the Park boundary. Imprint Editor Wald und Holz NRW For visitors to experience the night sky, the “Stars without boundaries” Nationalparkforstamt Eifel astronomy workshop offers regular events at the observatory site in Urftseestraße 34 Vogelsang. 53937 Schleiden-Gemünd Phone +49(0) 2444 9510-0 Fax +49(0) 2444 9510-85 Email [email protected] Additional information about current programmes can be found at: www.nationalpark-eifel.de V.i.S.d.P. (Person Responsible According to the German Press Law) www.nationalpark-eifel.de/sternenpark Michael Lammertz (in German) Head of Department for Communication and Experiencing Nature Editor T. Wimmer Picture credits H. Pieper: Cover; G. Priske: 2; S. Wilden: 3, 6; Vogelsang IP / R. Hövel: 5; D. Ketz: 7; H.-D. Budde: 8; Apart Fotodesign: 13; Medienzentrum Kreis Euskirchen: 15 Layout T. Geschwind – Visual Communication Map Landesvermessungsamt Nordrhein-Westfalen, Bonn 2004 Cartography N. Kolster, A. Koch Translation Übersetzungsbüro E. 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