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Revision as of 19:23, 9 December 2012

Egge
View from the Egge Tower on the Velmerstot looking south over the crest of the Egge Hills
Highest point
PeakPreußische Velmerstot
Elevation468 m (1,535 ft)
Dimensions
Length50 km (31 mi)
Geography
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CountryGermany
Region(s)Höxter, Paderborn, Lippe, North Rhine-Westphalia
Parent rangeTeutoburg Forest / Egge Hills Nature Park

The Egge Hills (Template:Lang-de) is a range of low, forested mountains in the very east of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Geography

The Egge Hills extend 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.

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