Egge (Lower Saxon Hills)

For the ridge in the Wiehen Hills, see Egge (Wiehen Hills).

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 above NN
Dimensions
Length	50 km (31 mi)
Geography
Country	Germany
Region	Höxter, Paderborn, Lippe, North Rhine-Westphalia
Range coordinates	51°44′00″N 8°58′00″E
Parent range	Lower Saxon Hills

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.

Geography

The Egge extends from the southern tip of the Teutoburg Forest range near Horn-Bad Meinberg and Steinheim, Westphalia southwards to the northern parts of the Sauerland near Marsberg. Its highest point is the Preußischer Velmerstot at an altitude of 468m. It is part of the Lower Saxon Hills and one of the two main lines of hills within the Teutoburg Forest / Egge Hills Nature Park.

It also constitutes part of the watershed between the rivers Rhine and Weser.

External links

Media related to Egge Hills at Wikimedia Commons