Duivelsberg
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Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Duivelsberg
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- Duivelsberg.jpg
- Mountain.elevation
- 75.9 metres
- Mountain.map
- Netherlands Gelderland
- Mountain.location
- Gelderland, Netherlands
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- Military history from Middle Ages to Second World War
- Annexation issues
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'''''' ( or , which literally translates to 'the devil's mountain') is a hill and nature reserve in the municipality of in the Dutch province of Gelderland, near the border with Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia). It is politically significant, however, because is the only part of the territory annexed from Germany after World War II that the Netherlands has retained to the present day.
== Location == The hill is located on a moraine east of Nijmegen, between Berg en Dal, Beek and the Dutch-German border. The nature reserve covers about and is predominantly covered with deciduous trees, especially chestnut. It is managed by the Staatsbosbeheer, the Dutch Forestry Commission.
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