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== Hills ==
== Hills ==
The Wesergebirge is characterised by about two dozen hills that are arranged one after another in a ridge and which reach a height of {{Höhe|326.1|DE-NN}} at the Möncheberg in the east. In its centre section, west of the [[Bundesautobahn 2|A 2 motorway]], they reach a maximum height of {{Höhe|278}} at the Wülpker Egge and a height of {{Höhe|235.2}} at the westernmost hill of the Wesergebirge, the [[Jakobsberg_(Porta_Westfalica)|Jakobsberg]], which is located east of Porta Westfalica and on which the ''Jakobsberg transmission tower'' stands.
The Wesergebirge is a chain of about two dozen hills that are arranged one after another in a ridge and which reach a height of {{Höhe|326.1|DE-NN}} at the Möncheberg in the east. In its centre section, west of the [[Bundesautobahn 2|A 2 motorway]], they reach a maximum height of {{Höhe|278}} at the Wülpker Egge and a height of {{Höhe|235.2}} at the westernmost hill of the Wesergebirge, the [[Jakobsberg_(Porta_Westfalica)|Jakobsberg]], which is located east of Porta Westfalica and on which the ''Jakobsberg transmission tower'' stands.


The hills and elevations of the Wesergebirge, as seen from west to east, are given below together with their heights in metres above [[Normalnull]] (NN; the height of the highest peak is shown in bold)<ref name="NI-Nav"/>
The hills and elevations of the Wesergebirge, as seen from west to east, are given below together with their heights in metres above [[Normalnull]] (NN)<ref name="NI-Nav"/>
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* [[Jakobsberg_(Porta_Westfalica)|Jakobsberg]] (235,2&nbsp;m), with ''Jakobsberg transmission tower'', ''Schlageter Monument'' and ''Porta Kanzel''; north-northeast of of the village of [[Porta Westfalica]] by the Porta Westfalica
* [[Jakobsberg_(Porta_Westfalica)|Jakobsberg]] (235,2&nbsp;m), with ''Jakobsberg transmission tower'', ''Schlageter Monument'' and ''Porta Kanzel''; north-northeast of of the village of [[Porta Westfalica]] by the Porta Westfalica
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* Frankenburg-Berg (ca. 235&nbsp;m), with ruins of the [[Frankenburg (Wesergebirge)|Frankenburg]]; spur of the Langen Wand north of [[Rinteln]]-Todenmann
* Frankenburg-Berg (ca. 235&nbsp;m), with ruins of the [[Frankenburg (Wesergebirge)|Frankenburg]]; spur of the Langen Wand north of [[Rinteln]]-Todenmann
* Luhdener Klippe (ca. 300&nbsp;m), with 19,8&nbsp;m high [[Klippe Tower]]; north-northeast of Rinteln
* Luhdener Klippe (ca. 300&nbsp;m), with 19,8&nbsp;m high [[Klippe Tower]]; north-northeast of Rinteln
* Hirschkuppe (250,1&nbsp;m)<!--, with ???-->; northeast of Rintelns
* Hirschkuppe (250,1&nbsp;m)<!--, with ???-->; northeast of Rinteln
* Messingsberg (270,1&nbsp;m), with a quarry; north-northeast of Rinteln-Steinbergen
* Messingsberg (270,1&nbsp;m), with a quarry; north-northeast of Rinteln-Steinbergen
* Westendorfer Egge (ca. 295&nbsp;m), with a quarry; north-northeast of Rinteln-Westendorf
* Westendorfer Egge (ca. 295&nbsp;m), with a quarry; north-northeast of Rinteln-Westendorf
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* Heutzeberg (225,5&nbsp;m)<!--,mit ???-->; spur of the Oberberg north of Schaumburg
* Heutzeberg (225,5&nbsp;m)<!--,mit ???-->; spur of the Oberberg north of Schaumburg
* Nesselberg (ca. 225&nbsp;m), with [[Schaumburg Castle]]; spur of the Möncheberg east of Schaumburg
* Nesselberg (ca. 225&nbsp;m), with [[Schaumburg Castle]]; spur of the Möncheberg east of Schaumburg
* Möncheberg (326,1&nbsp;m), with the ''Paschenburg Guest House'' between Schaumburg and [[Hessisch Oldendorf]]-Rohdental)
* Möncheberg (326,1&nbsp;m), with the ''Paschenburg Guest House'' between Schaumburg and [[Hessisch Oldendorf]]-Rohdental)


== Towns and villages ==
== Towns and villages ==

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The Wesergebirge seen from the west, right: Rinteln, left: Bad Eilsen, behind: the Bückeberge, in the background the Weser Uplands, right: the valley of the Weser, left: that of the Bückeburger Aue
View from the Kaiser Wilhelm Monument (Wittekindsberg, Wiehen Hills) over Porta Westfalica to Jakobsberg (Wesergebirge)

The Wesergebirge (also known in German as the Weserkette[1]) is a low mountain chain up to 326.1 m above sea level (NN)[2] high in the Weser Uplands in the German states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony.

The thickly wooded Wesergebirge ridge is one of the northern outliers of the German Central Uplands on the southern edge of the North German Plain and forms part of the TERRA.vita Nature Park in the west and Weser Uplands Schaumburg-Hameln Nature Park in the east.

The Wesergebirge is widely known because of Schaumburg castle, which stands on the Nesselberg (ca. 225 m above NN) in the Schaumburg district of the town of Rinteln, and is the emblem of Schaumburger Land.


Hills

The Wesergebirge is a chain of about two dozen hills that are arranged one after another in a ridge and which reach a height of 326.1 m above NN at the Möncheberg in the east. In its centre section, west of the A 2 motorway, they reach a maximum height of 278 m at the Wülpker Egge and a height of 235.2 m at the westernmost hill of the Wesergebirge, the Jakobsberg, which is located east of Porta Westfalica and on which the Jakobsberg transmission tower stands.

The hills and elevations of the Wesergebirge, as seen from west to east, are given below together with their heights in metres above Normalnull (NN)[2] :

  • Jakobsberg (235,2 m), with Jakobsberg transmission tower, Schlageter Monument and Porta Kanzel; north-northeast of of the village of Porta Westfalica by the Porta Westfalica
  • Königsberg (ca. 225 m); northeast of Porta Westfalica
  • Roter Brink (ca. 225 m), with Nammer Lager; south-southwest of Nammen
  • Lohfelder Berg (215,2 m); northeast of Lohfeld
  • Nammer Klippe (248,8 m); nature reserve; south of Nammen
  • Nammer Kopf (266,3 m), with the Nammer Klippe, nature reserve; south-southeast of Nammen
  • Wülpker Egge (ca. 278 m), with a quarry; south of Wülpke
  • Rote Klippe (ca. 220 m), with a quarry; south of Kleinenbremen
  • Papenbrink (303 m), with transmission facility and a quarry; north-northwest of Todenmann
  • Lange Wand (320,1 m); in the Hainholz State Forest northeast of Todenmann
  • Frankenburg-Berg (ca. 235 m), with ruins of the Frankenburg; spur of the Langen Wand north of Rinteln-Todenmann
  • Luhdener Klippe (ca. 300 m), with 19,8 m high Klippe Tower; north-northeast of Rinteln
  • Hirschkuppe (250,1 m); northeast of Rinteln
  • Messingsberg (270,1 m), with a quarry; north-northeast of Rinteln-Steinbergen
  • Westendorfer Egge (ca. 295 m), with a quarry; north-northeast of Rinteln-Westendorf
  • Oberberg (325,2 m), with Springsteinen; north of Rinteln-Schaumburg
  • Heutzeberg (225,5 m); spur of the Oberberg north of Schaumburg
  • Nesselberg (ca. 225 m), with Schaumburg Castle; spur of the Möncheberg east of Schaumburg
  • Möncheberg (326,1 m), with the Paschenburg Guest House between Schaumburg and Hessisch Oldendorf-Rohdental)

Towns and villages


Literature

Bundesanstalt für Landeskunde und Raumforschung: Geographische Landesaufnahme 1:200000. Naturräumliche Gliederung Deutschlands. Die naturräumlichen Einheiten auf Blatt 85 Minden. Bad Godesberg 1959

Luftbild Westliches Wesergebirge bei Google Maps [1]

Aktionsgemeinschaft Weserbergland [2]

References

  1. ^ "Ein anderes Bild als die Bergländer der oberen Weser bieten die Weserkette, das Wiehengebirge und der Teutoburger Wald, siehe Christian Degn, u. a. (Hrsg.) Seydlitz, 1. Teil, das deutsche Vaterland, wir und die Welt, 7. Aufl., Kiel, Hannover, 1954, S. 50
  2. ^ a b Niedersachsennavigator