Bremberg (Rothaargebirge)
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The Bremberg is a mountain
, high, in the Rothaargebirge
range in the district of Hochsauerland
, in North Rhine-Westphalia
, Germany
.
The mountain lies just under 3 km west-southwest of the ski resort of Winterberg
, about 1 km west-southwest of the Poppenberg and around 1.3 km (as the crow flies
) north-northeast of the Kahler Asten
. Part of the Rhine-Weser watershed runs over the Bremberg.
On and around the Bremberg is part of the ski area known as the Skiliftkarussell Winterberg
with langlauf trails (Loipen), a langlauf stadium, which often hosts international competitions, ski lift
s and their associated piste
s and, on the eastern spur of the mountain, a toboggan run and a small ski jump.
Mountain
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, high, in the Rothaargebirge
Rothaargebirge
The Rothaargebirge is a low mountain range reaching heights of up to 843.1 m in North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse, Germany....
range in the district of Hochsauerland
Hochsauerland
Hochsauerlandkreis is a Kreis in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Soest, Paderborn, Höxter, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Olpe, Märkischer Kreis.- History :...
, in North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
The mountain lies just under 3 km west-southwest of the ski resort of Winterberg
Winterberg
Winterberg is a town in the Hochsauerland district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and a major winter sport resort of the Wintersport Arena Sauerland.-Geography:...
, about 1 km west-southwest of the Poppenberg and around 1.3 km (as the crow flies
As the crow flies
"As the crow flies" or beelining is an idiom for the shortest route between two points; the geodesic distance.An example is the great-circle distance between Key West and Pensacola, at either end of the U.S...
) north-northeast of the Kahler Asten
Kahler Asten
The Kahler Asten is an 841.9-meter-high mountain in the Rothaargebirge range in the district of Hochsauerland, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia...
. Part of the Rhine-Weser watershed runs over the Bremberg.
On and around the Bremberg is part of the ski area known as the Skiliftkarussell Winterberg
Skiliftkarussell Winterberg
Skiliftkarussell Winterberg is one of the major ski resorts in Central Germany. It is located near the town of Winterberg in the Hochsauerland region in North Rhine-Westphalia. As an international destination, popular especially with skiers from the Netherlands, it attracts nearly 900.000 visitors...
with langlauf trails (Loipen), a langlauf stadium, which often hosts international competitions, ski lift
Ski lift
The term ski lift generally refers to any transport device that carries skiers up a hill. A ski lift may fall into one of the following three main classes:-Lift systems and networks:...
s and their associated piste
Piste
A piste is a marked ski run or path down a mountain for snow skiing, snowboarding, or other mountain sports. The term is European, from the French for trail or track, synonymous with trail, slope, or groomed run in North America....
s and, on the eastern spur of the mountain, a toboggan run and a small ski jump.