Region of Germany
The landscape of the Voreifel near Weilerswist
Map of the Eifel with the Voreifel bordering it to the north
The Voreifel ("Fore-Eifel" or "Pre-Eifel") is the name of a settlement area in the southern part of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia . It is a term that grew out of the local speech.
The region of the Voreifel includes the towns and villages of Meckenheim , Rheinbach , Swisttal , the southern villages in Alfter , the western ones in Wachtberg and the northern villages of Grafschaft . Geographically it forms the southeastern foothills of the Zülpich Börde in the North Eifel , on the plateau between the rivers Ahr and Rhine . The landscape is defined by the wide valley of the Swist . To the east it is framed by the Kottenforst and Ville with the Rhineland Nature Park , to the west at the foot of the Eifel, the Rheinbach Forest and the Ahr Hills . To the southeast it transitions into the Drachenfelser Ländchen .
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