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The Ardennes (French: Ardenne ⓘ; Dutch: Ardennen [ɑrˈdɛnə(n)] ⓘ; German: Ardennen; Walloon: Årdene; Luxembourgish: Ardennen [ɑʁˈdænən]), also known as the Ardennes Forest or Forest of Ardennes, is a region of extensive forests, rough terrain, rolling hills and ridges primarily in Belgium and Luxembourg, extending into Germany and France.
Ardennes and Eifel are mountain ranges in Europe that form part of the same volcanic field and also of the Rhenish Massif. These are mountains and hills composed of slate and limestone , and of an average altitude of 400 to 500 meters, with several summits reaching the 700 meters.
The concept of a natural park in the Ardennes region originated in the 1960s. Just two months after the decree establishing regional natural parks was published in March 1967, Christophe Ryelandt, in the Ardennes literary and artistic journal La Grive, proposed the creation of a "natural park of the Ardennes forest", with a particular focus on the northern part of the department and extending ...
Pages in category "Mountains and hills of the Ardennes (Belgium)" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Mountains and hills of the Ardennes (Belgium) (8 P) F. Mountains and hills of the Ardennes (France) (1 P) L. Mountains and hills of the Ardennes (Luxembourg) (4 P)
This is where much of Belgium's wildlife can be found. Belgium's highest point, the Signal de Botrange is located in this region at only 694 metres (2,277 ft). Belgium has relatively few natural lakes and none of any great size. Notable natural regions include the Ardennes, Campine and High Fens.
Ardennes is part of the Ardennes, a plateau deeply cut by the Meuse and its many tributaries which reach into Wallonia in Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany (), and the north of the neighbouring department of Meuse.
The High Fens are the largest nature reserve or park in Belgium, with an area of 4,501.2 ha (11,123 acres; 45.012 km 2); it lies within the German-Belgian natural park Hohes Venn-Eifel (700 km 2 (270 sq mi)), in the Ardennes.