Egge (Lower Saxon Hills)
Appearance
Egge Hills (Eggegebirge) | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Preußische Velmerstot |
Elevation | 468 m (1,535 ft) |
Dimensions | |
Length | 50 km (31 mi) |
Geography | |
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Country | Germany |
Region | Höxter, Paderborn, Lippe, North Rhine-Westphalia |
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