1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
EIFEL, a district of Germany, in the Prussian Rhine Province, between the Rhine, the Moselle and the frontier of the grand duchy of Luxemburg. It is a hilly region, most elevated in the eastern part (Hohe Eifel), where there are several points from 2000 up to 24 10 ft. above sea-level. In the west is the Schneifels or Schnee-Eifel ; and the southern part, where the most picturesque scenery and chief geological interest is found, is called the Vorder Eifcl. The Eifel is an ancient massif of folded Devonian rocks upo…
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