Elevation 468 m (1,535 ft) Peak Velmerstot | Length 50 km (31 mi) Country Germany | |
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State/Province Höxter, Paderborn, Lippe, North Rhine-Westphalia Parent range Teutoburg Forest / Egge Hills Nature Park Similar Teutoburg Forest, Externsteine, Hermannsdenkmal, Velmerstot, Adlerwarte Berlebeck | ||
The Egge Hills (German: Eggegebirge), or just the Egge (die Egge) is a range of forested hills, up to 464 m above sea level (NN), in the east of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
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Map of Eggegebirge, 33184 Altenbeken, Germany
Geography
The Egge extends from the southern tip of the Teutoburg Forest range near Horn-Bad Meinberg southwards to the northern parts of the Sauerland near Marsberg. Its highest point is the Preußischer Velmerstot at an altitude of 468m.
It also constitutes part of the watershed between the rivers Rhine and Weser.
References
Egge (range) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA