Eggegebirge
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 View from the Egge Tower on the Velmerstot looking south over the crest of the Eggegebirge
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| Country | Germany |
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| Region | Höxter, Paderborn, Lippe, North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Part of | Teutoburg Forest / Eggegebirge Nature Park |
| Coordinates | 51°44′00″N 8°58′00″E / 51.733333°N 8.966667°E |
| Highest point | Preußische Velmerstot |
| - elevation | 468 m (1,535 ft) |
| Length | 50 km (31 mi) |
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The Eggegebirge (German: Egge Range) is a range of low, forested mountains in the very east of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
[edit] Geography
The Eggegebirge extends from the southern tip of the Teutoburger Wald range near Horn-Bad Meinberg southwards to the northern parts of the Sauerland near Marsberg. Its highest point is the Preußischer Velmerstot mountain at an altitude of 468m.
It also constitutes part of the watershed between the rivers Rhine and Weser.
[edit] External links
Media related to Eggegebirge at Wikimedia Commons
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