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  SummitPost - Vaalserberg -- Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering
Vaalserberg is an extremely small mountain (hill some would say) in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands and forms that countries highest peak.
In the Netherlands the Vaalserberg is known as the "Drielandenpunt".
This combination has made the Vaalserberg a well-known tourist attraction in the Netherlands, with a tower on the Belgian side offering a grand panorama of the surroundings.
www.summitpost.org /mountain/rock/151004/vaalserberg.html   (708 words)

  
  Vaalserberg
The Vaalserberg is a hill of 321 m in height, and it is the highest point in the Netherlands.
It is located in the province of Limburg, in the southeasternmost tip of the country near the town of Vaals, some 3 km west of Aachen.
It is also noted for being the location where the borders of three countries intersect, those being the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, which gave the spot the name Drielandenpunt, "Three-countries point" (at one point this was even a Vierlandenpunt or "Four-countries point", see Moresnet for the now missing fourth one).
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/va/Vaalserberg.html   (122 words)

  
 Britain.tv Wikipedia - Vaalserberg
The Vaalserberg ("Mount Vaals") is a hill of 322.5 metres in height, the highest point in the Netherlands.
It is located in the province of Limburg, at the southeasternmost edge of the country in the municipality of Vaals, near the eponymous town, some three kilometres west of Aachen.
The Vaalserberg is also noted for being the location where the borders of three countries intersect, similar to the United States' Four Corners, giving its summit the name of Drielandenpunt ("Three-Country Point") or Dreiländereck in German or Trois Frontières in French.
www.britain.tv /wikipedia.php?title=Vaalserberg   (189 words)

  
 Vaalserberg   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Vaalserberg ("Mount Vaals") is; a hill of 322.5 metres in height, the highest point in the Netherlands.
The Vaalserberg is also noted for being the location where the borders of three countries intersect, similar to the United States' Four Corners, giving its summit the; name of Drielandenpunt ("Three-Country Point") or Dreiländereck in German or Trois Frontières in French.
This border intersection has made the Vaalserberg a well-known tourist attraction in the Netherlands with a tower on the; Belgian side (Dutch: Boudewijntoren; French: Tour Baudouin) offering a grand panorama of the; surrounding landscape.
www.wikipedia-mirror.co.za /v/a/a/Vaalserberg.html   (175 words)

  
 Dr Christian Hill - Vaalserberg, The Netherlands (321 m)
Vaalserberg is the highest hill in the Netherlands.
It is located in the Limburg province, close to the town of Vaals, just across the border from Aachen in Germany.
Vaalserberg is a nice, woody walk up the road from Vaals
physchem.ox.ac.uk /~hill/mountains/vaalserberg/index.html   (57 words)

  
 Vaalserberg
The Vaalserberg is a hill of 321 m in height, and it is the highest point in the Netherlands.
It is located in the province of Limburg, in the southeasternmost tip of the country near the town of Vaals, some 3 km west of Aachen.
It is also noted for being the location where the borders of three countries intersect, those being the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, which gave the spot the name Drielandenpunt, "Three-countries point" (at one point this was even a Vierlandenpunt or "Four-countries point", see Moresnet for the now missing fourth one).
www.fastload.org /va/Vaalserberg.html   (161 words)

  
 Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The lowest point in the Netherlands, near Rotterdam, is 6.7 metres below sea level.
Its highest point, the Vaalserberg, is 323 metres above sea level.
The Vaalserberg is in the province of Limburg, where the borders of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany meet.
www.minbuza.nl /en/faqs   (631 words)

  
 Vaalserberg - bedeutung definition erklärung glossar zu Vaalserberg   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Der Vaalserberg ist ein Hügel von 321 m Höhe und ist der höchste Punkt der Niederlande.
Es gab sogar eine Zeit, in der der Vaalserberg ein Vierländerpunkt (Vierlandenpunt) war, mit Neutral Moresnet als viertem "Land".
Diese Kombination hat den Berg zu einer sehr bekannten Touristenattraktion in den Niederlanden werden lassen.
vaalserberg.lexikona.de /art/Vaalserberg.html   (159 words)

  
 YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Moresnet   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Its two large neighbors could not agree on who should own it, deciding therefore to make it a neutral territory where both would share control equally.
It was located some 7 km (4 mi) southwest of Aachen, directly south of where the borders of Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands intersect on the Vaalserberg.
When Belgium gained its independence from the Netherlands in 1830 the land on the Dutch side came under Belgian control and therefore they took over the position of co-administrator (though technically the Dutch never formally ceded control).
www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/Moresnet   (937 words)

  
 Vaalserberg - Suchergebnis zu Vaalserberg - Definition zu Vaalserberg - Deutsches Bedeutungswörterbuch - ...
Der 322,50 m hohe Vaalserberg ist der höchste Punkt der Niederlande.
Von 1815 bis 1919 war der Vaalserberg mit dem unabhängiger Zwergstaat Neutral Moresnet als viertem Land sogar ein Vierländereck (Vierlandenpunt).
Dreiländerlabyrinth) haben den Vaalserberg zu einer sehr bekannten Touristenattraktion in den Niederlanden werden lassen.
www.bedeutungswoerterbuch.de /Vaalserberg.html   (254 words)

  
 Netherlands - Vaalserberg   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Vaalserberg may not be the most challenging of summits on the list, and is one of the many where it is possible to drive within a fee hundred metres.
However this summit does have significance as it lies on the border of three countries; The Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.
For this reason the Vaalserberg is more popular with tourists than mountaineers.
www.europeansummitchallenge.supanet.com /Netherlands/N_Info.html   (194 words)

  
 Vaalserberg   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Der Vaalserberg ist ein Hügel von 321 m Höhe und ist der höchste Punkt der Niederlande.
Es gab sogar eine Zeit, in der der Vaalserberg ein Vierländerpunkt (Vierlandenpunt) war, mit Neutral Moresnet als viertem "Land".
Diese Kombination hat den Berg zu einer sehr bekannten Touristenattraktion in den Niederlanden werden lassen.
www.jenskleemann.de /wissen.php4?p=v/va/vaalserberg.html   (149 words)

  
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Remmy and John had left the station about two hours ago on the new Runabout Vaalserberg to start = scans in the centre of the Kataar Nebula.
The Vaalserberg was was near, but not in orbit, of a Class C planet radiating more heat than it would normally.
Neruda found the level of radiation to be = dangerous to humans and ordered both runabouts to raise their shields.
www.ucip.org /europa/nu/reports/23970601.txt   (476 words)

  
 Vaalserberg
Der Vaalserberg ist ein Hügel von 321 m und ist der höchste Punkt der Niederlande.
Der Berg liegt in der Provinz Limburg im südwestlichsten Zipfel des Landes nahe Vaals und etwa 3 km westlich von Er ist auch für das Dreiländereck (niederl.: Drielandenpunt) bekannt wo die Grenzen Deutschlands Belgiens der Niederlande aufeinander treffen.
Es gab sogar Zeit in der der Vaalserberg ein Vierländerpunkt Vierlandenpunt) war mit Neutral Moresnet als viertem "Land".
www.uni-protokolle.de /Lexikon/Vaalserberg.html   (129 words)

  
 The Netherlands
The south-east, a region where plateau characteristics can be found, is the only region that is protected from the floods that can occur as a result of damage to the sea walls.
The highest point in the Netherlands is the Vaalserberg in Limburg at 321 metres.
The NETHERLANDS has a population of over 16 million with an average density of 452 inhabitants per km².
www.ceja.educagri.fr /en/pays/payb.htm   (362 words)

  
 www.cyclingnews.com presents ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In 1987 he got the green jersey in the Tour de France.
The Dutch Olympia's of the Netherlands will go over the "roof" of the Netherlands, the Vaalserberg in Limburg near the German and Belgium border.
The peloton will climb the highest point in the Netherlands in the second Limburg stage, from Born to Lippe.
www.cyclingnews.com /results/archives/dec97/dec9a.html   (337 words)

  
 Water in the Netherlands
Proportion of the country below sea level: 26%; if there were no dikes or dunes, 66% of the Netherlands would be flooded on a regular basis.
Highest point: the Vaalserberg (322 metres above sea level).
Lowest point: an area within Nieuwerkerk aan de IJssel which is 6.74 metres below NAP (NAP is the mean sea level in the North Sea known in Dutch as the ‘Normaal Amsterdams Peil’).
www.waterland.net /index.cfm/site/82F77A67-F8E6-0465-01179B9CD26816FF/pageid/82F77A67-F8E6-0465-01179B9CD26816FF/index.cfm   (468 words)

  
 Dutch History
These rivers and the sea have allowed it to develop a rich fishing industry and to be an important shipping port and trading country.
The highest point in the country is the Vaalserberg Hill in the southeast, which reaches 321 meters above sea level and the lowest point near
Almost 50% of the country is below sea level and a network of dikes and pumps keep the water out.
home.earthlink.net /~paulvana/new_page_1.htm   (1140 words)

  
 documentation
A radio project for Lokaal 01 in Breda.
A sound piece shown at De Vaalserberg, Rotterdam.
An audio guide for Middelburg, for the exhibition "De Verborgen Stad", De Vleeshal, Middelburg.
www.soundscaper.com /andere/docs   (123 words)

  
 FIFA.com The Official web site of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association
The nation enjoys a prevailing moderate sea climate with cool summers and mild winters.
The highest point in the country is the Vaalserberg mountain, which stands at 322 metres above sea level.
The lowest point is the Zuidplaspolder, seven metres below sea level.
www.fifa.com /en/comp/WYC/tournament/0,6416,WYC-2005-1004,00.html   (955 words)

  
 Vaalserberg Summit Log - Peakware World Mountain Encyclcopedia
Vaalserberg Summit Log - Peakware World Mountain Encyclcopedia
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www.peakware.com /logs.html?pk=1171&action=add   (95 words)

  
 Housewarming Liefste NL artikel   (Site not responding. Last check: )
(…) When the Vaalserberg closes in the beginning of next month, two Israelis artist will move in to the space.
They are even going to live in the space.
They also will show more common works, like the video they made in collaboration with Robin van ’t Haar about the way the space has been used since the thirties
www.xs4all.nl /~gilmoti/homestory/housew/vaalvrt.html   (118 words)

  
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