Vrouwenheide
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| Vrouwenheide | |
|---|---|
 Windmill Op de Vrouweheide | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 218 m (715 ft) |
| Coordinates | 50°50′40″N 5°57′0.3″E / 50.84444°N 5.950083°E |
| Naming | |
| English translation | Women's heath |
| Language of name | English |
| Geography | |
  Vrouwenheide Netherlands | |
| Location | Limburg, Netherlands |
The Vrouwenheide (Women's heath) is a hill in the Netherlands and former heath land, just south of Ubachsberg in the municipality of Voerendaal. With a height of 218 metres above NAP it is one of the highest points in the European part of the Netherlands.[1]
The area is made up out of inliers and outliers. The Vrouwenheide is the highest point of the plateau of Ubachsberg. Between 1 and 2 million years ago it was part of the island of Ubachsberg in the Meuse river.[2]
With a height of 218 metres above NAP it is one of the highest point in the European part of the Netherlands. It was long believed that this was in fact the highest point in the Netherlands, because from the top you can see over the top of the Vaalserberg, to see the even higher hills from the German Eifel.[3]
