Olef
Sign in to saveThe Olef is a river in Liège, Belgium and North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is long and a left-hand tributary of the Urft. It flows through the Eifel Mountains in the western part of the Germany and eastern part of Belgium.
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- Olef
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- Gemünd Olef Urft.JPG
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- Confluence of the Olef and the Urft in Gemünd
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- Countries
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- Germany and Belgium
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- Reference no.
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- DE: 28228
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- 27.9 km
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- West of Ramscheid
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- ca.
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- In Gemünd into the Urft
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- ca.
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- 196.073 km2
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- Reservoirs: Olef Reservoir
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- References
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- framelessThe Olef, tributary of the Urft
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The Olef is a river in Liège, Belgium and North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is long and a left-hand tributary of the Urft. It flows through the Eifel Mountains in the western part of the Germany and eastern part of Belgium.
== Geography == The Olef rises on the Ramscheider Höhe, near the Zitter Forest, about southwest of Hollerath at an elevation of , immediately on the state border. From here it flows initially northwest and through the woods of the Dreiherren Wald. The valley of the Olef forms the state border here which runs along the river. From its confluence with the Wiesbach it enters Germany. It then forms inter alia, the eastern boundary of the safety zones of the Elsenborn Military Training Area. The river course changes direction in a wide arc to head east.