Egge (range)

Egge Hills (Eggegebirge)
View from the Egge Tower on the Velmerstot looking south over the crest of the Egge Hills
Highest point
Peak	Preußische Velmerstot
Elevation	468 m (1,535 ft)
Dimensions
Length	50 km (31 mi)
Geography
Country	Germany
State/Province	Höxter, Paderborn, Lippe, North Rhine-Westphalia
Range coordinates	51°44′N 8°58′E / 51.73°N 8.97°E / 51.73; 8.97Coordinates: 51°44′N 8°58′E / 51.73°N 8.97°E / 51.73; 8.97
Parent range	Teutoburg Forest / Egge Hills Nature Park

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),^[1] in the east of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

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

External links

Media related to Egge Hills at Wikimedia Commons

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