List of hills in the Teutoburg Forest
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This list of hills in the Teutoburg Forest records a selection of the hills, elevations and foothills (some are only high points on the crest of the ridge) in the Teutoburg Forest
and its foothills, a hill chain in the German states of North Rhine-Westphalia
and Lower Saxony
. Several belong to the Iburg Forest (a hill ridge near Bad Iburg) or the Lippe Forest (Lippischer Wald) (southeastern part of the chain), most however are considered part of the Western Egge Foreland in the transition region to the Eggegebirge
– a continuation of the hill chain to the southeast.
Most of the hills of in the Teutoburg Forest lie in North Rhine-Westphalia ("NW"), those in Lower Saxony ("NI") and others on the border between the two states areindicated by the relevant abbreviations. The list is sorted by height in metres (m) above sea level (NN; unless otherwise state based on ; more rarely or ): Düsterlau , Berlebeck-Johannaberg (Detmold); Lippe Forest
Stemberg , Horn-Bad Meinberg-Holzhausen
and the nearby Falkenburg Ruins; Lippe Forest
Bielstein , Detmold-Hiddesen
and the Grundnetzsender Teutoburg Forest; Lippe Forest
Grotenburg (or: Teutberg; ), Detmold-Hiddesen
and the Hermann’s Monument and circular rampart; Lippe Forest
Buchenberg (ca. ), Horn-Bad Meinberg-Veldrom (also: Western Egge Foreland)
Stapelager Berg , Lage-Hörste; Lippe Forest
Knieberg , Horn-Bad Meinberg
Hermannsberg (or: Großer Hermannsberg; ), Lage-Hörste; Lippe Forest
Großer Ehberg , Detmold-Pivitsheide V. L.
Tönsberg
, Oerlinghausen
; Lippe Forest
and the Hünenkapelle, Sachsenlager, Löns Monument, Ehrenmal für Gefallene des 1. Weltkriegs, Windmühlenstumpf Kumsttonne
Dörenberg
, NI, Georgsmarienhütte
; Iburg Forest
u. a. and the Hermann’s Tower (observation tower), Bennosteinbruch and Bäumker Chapel
Huneckenkammer , Oerlinghausen; Lippe Forest
Hohe Warte , Detmold-Berlebeck; Lippe Forest
Auf dem Polle , Bielefeld-Stieghorst/Lämershagen
Bärenstein , Horn-Bad Meinberg-Holzhausen
and the nearby Externsteine
Hengeberg , Halle/Werther
Knickenhagen (ca. ), Horn-Bad Meinberg
and the nearby Externsteine
Grafensundern , NI, Bad Iburg
; Iburg Forest
and the transmitter site
Hünenberg , between Bielefeld-Quelle and -Uerentrup
with the Bielefeld Hünenburg and Hünenburg Observation Tower
Große Egge , Halle
with its closed microwave tower
Ebberg , between Bielefeld-Buschkamp and -Hillegossen
with its Bielefeld Bismarck Tower, called Eisernem Anton (observation tower)
Hankenüll , NW / NI, between Borgholzhausen
and Dissen
Hollandskopf , Borgholzhausen
and the nature reserve of Johannisegge–Schornstein
Bußberg , between Bielefeld-Kirchdornberg and Steinhagen-Amshausen
and the Schwedenschanze bei Dornberg
Rosenberg , Bielefeld-Brackwede
Palsterkamper Berg , between Bielefeld-Großdornberg and Steinhagen-Rote Erde
Togdrang , Bielefeld-Sieker and -Buschkamp
Barkhauser Berge , Oerlinghausen
Johannisegge , Borgholzhausen
and the Luise Tower (observation tower)
Hellegrundsberg , Bielefeld-Stieghorst/Lämershagen
Menkhauser Berg (ca. ), Oerlinghausen
Barenberg , between Borgholzhausen and Hesseln
and the nearby Ravensberg Castle
Großer Freeden , NI, Bad Iburg
Käseberg , Bielefeld-Brackwede
Steinegge (ca. ), NI, Dissen
and the Fernmeldeturm Dissen (inkl. Aussichtsplattform)
Ubbedisser Berg , between Bielefeld-Ubbedissen and Oerlinghausen
Hochholz , NI, Georgsmarienhütte-Oesede; Iburg Forest
Gottesberg (ca. ), between Bielefeld-Kirchdornberg and Steinhagen-Amshausen
Hohnangel (ca. ), NW / NI, between Hilter and Dissen
Musenberg (ca. ), NI, Georgsmarienhütte-Dröper
Knüll , Halle
and the nature reserve of Knüll – Storkenberg inkl. Aussichts-Bauwerk Kaffeemühle and zwei nearby Denkmälern
Timmer Egge (ca. ), NI, Hilter
Kahler Berg , between Bielefeld-Bethel and -Uerentrup
and the jeweils nearby Tierpark Olderdissen and Botanischem Garten Bielefeld
Baumannsknollen , NI, Georgsmarienhütte; Iburg Forest
Hohnsberg , NI, Bad Iburg
Westerbecker Berg , Lienen
Hüggel
, NI, between Hasbergen
, Hagen and Georgsmarienhütte
Zedling , Detmold-Hiddesen; Lippe Forest
Beutling (ca. ), Melle-Wellingholzhausen
and the nature reserve of Beutling and observation tower
Lönkerberg (ca. ), between Bielefeld-Brackwede and Gadderbaum
Urberg , NI, Bad Iburg
Hohe Liet , Steinhagen-Amshausen
Jacobsberg , Steinhagen-Amshausen
Kleiner Berg (ca. ), NI, between Bad Laer
, Bad Rothenfelde
and Hilter
and the observation tower
Leedener Berg , Tecklenburg-Leeden
Johannisberg , Bielefeld
Limberg , NI, Bad Iburg
(Absturzort von Zeppelin LZ 7, 1910)
Dörenther Klippen , Ibbenbüren
Hagenberg, NI, , Bad Iburg
Birgter Berg , Hörstel-Birgte
Riesenbecker Berg , Hörstel-Riesenbeck
Huckberg , Hörstel-Bevergern
nordwestern end of the Teutoburg Forest
Waldhügel in Rheine
Thieberg (Neuenkirchener Berg; ), between Rheine and Neuenkirchen
Thieberg ), Rheine
and the Ehrenmal Hünenborg
Teutoburg Forest
The Teutoburg Forest is a range of low, forested mountains in the German states of Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia which used to be believed to be the scene of a decisive battle in AD 9...
and its foothills, a hill chain in the German states of 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...
and Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
. Several belong to the Iburg Forest (a hill ridge near Bad Iburg) or the Lippe Forest (Lippischer Wald) (southeastern part of the chain), most however are considered part of the Western Egge Foreland in the transition region to the Eggegebirge
Eggegebirge
The Eggegebirge is a range of low, forested mountains in the very east of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.-Geography:The Eggegebirge extends from the southern tip of the Teutoburger Wald range near Horn-Bad Meinberg southwards to the northern parts of the Sauerland near Marsberg...
– a continuation of the hill chain to the southeast.
- See also:
Hills of Lower Saxony / Hills of North Rhine-Westphalia
Most of the hills of in the Teutoburg Forest lie in North Rhine-Westphalia ("NW"), those in Lower Saxony ("NI") and others on the border between the two states areindicated by the relevant abbreviations. The list is sorted by height in metres (m) above sea level (NN; unless otherwise state based on ; more rarely or ):
- BarnackenBarnackenAt the Barnacken is the highest hill in the Teutoburg Forest in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.- Geography :The Barnacken is located about 3 km southwest of Horn, part of the town of Horn-Bad Meinberg, and northwest of the Silberbach stream, which runs in a valley in a southwest...
, Horn-Bad Meinberg-Holzhausen; Lippe Forest- Padberg , Schlangen-Kohlstädt
- Schierenberg , Schlangen-Kohlstädt
- Mordkopf , Horn-Bad Meinberg-Holzhausen
- Kleiner Rigi , Horn-Bad Meinberg-Holzhausen
- Kartoffelberg (ca. ), Horn-Bad Meinberg-Holzhausen
- Padberg , Schlangen-Kohlstädt
- Eggeberg , Horn-Bad Meinberg-Veldrom (also: Western Egge Foreland)
- Bielstein , Horn-Bad Meinberg-Veldrom
and the nearby Skilift
- Bielstein , Horn-Bad Meinberg-Veldrom
- Hohlestein , Schlangen-Kohlstädt
and the Hohlsteinhöhle (also: Western Egge Foreland)- Ebersberg , Horn-Bad Meinberg-Veldrom
- Markberg (ca. ), Horn-Bad Meinberg-Veldrom
- Ebersberg , Horn-Bad Meinberg-Veldrom
- Upper Langenberg , Detmold-Berlebeck
- Warmsberg , Detmold-Berlebeck; Lippe Forest
- Stiensberg (ca. ), Detmold-Berlebeck
- Kortewebelshals , Johannaberg
- Großer Gauseköterberg , Johannaberg
and the nearby Falkenburg Ruins; Lippe Forest
- Falkenberg , Horn-Bad Meinberg-Holzhausen
and the Grundnetzsender Teutoburg Forest; Lippe Forest
- Klöppingsberg , Detmold-Heiligenkirchen/Schling
- Kanzel , Hiddesen
- Uffler , Hiddesen
and the nearby Natural monument of Mordkuhle - Scharfnacken , Hiddesen
- Sternschanze , Hiddesen
- Uffler , Hiddesen
and the Hermann’s Monument and circular rampart; Lippe Forest
- Altarstein (ca. ), Hiddesen
- Hellberg , Detmold-Heiligenkirchen/Schling
- Hörster Berg (315,1 m), Hörste
- Esbatzen (278,4 m), Hörste
- Kleiner Ehberg , Detmold-Pivitsheide V. L.
- Allhornberg , Pivitsheide V. H.
Tönsberg
The Tönsberg is a hill ridge in the Teutoburg Forest that reaches a height of and lies in the district of Lippe near Oerlinghausen. Hermann's Way runs over the Tönsberg for about 3.5 km.- Points of interest :...
, Oerlinghausen
Oerlinghausen
Oerlinghausen is a city in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany located between Bielefeld and Detmold in the Teutoburger Wald. It has c. 17,200 inhabitants.-Geography:...
; Lippe Forest
and the Hünenkapelle, Sachsenlager, Löns Monument, Ehrenmal für Gefallene des 1. Weltkriegs, Windmühlenstumpf Kumsttonne
Dörenberg
The Dörenberg is a hill, , in the Teutoburg Forest in the district of Osnabrück, in the German state of Lower Saxony.- Origin of the name :Dören could be derived, especially in the area of Ostwestfalen-Lippe, from Dör, the Low German word for a hill or mountain pass.- Location :The Dörenberg, the...
, NI, Georgsmarienhütte
Georgsmarienhütte
Georgsmarienhütte is a town in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Teutoburg Forest, approx. 7 km south of Osnabrück.- History :...
; Iburg Forest
u. a. and the Hermann’s Tower (observation tower), Bennosteinbruch and Bäumker Chapel
- Mämerich , Oerlinghausen
- Ravensberg , Oerlinghausen
- Lewenberg , Lämershagen
- Eisgrundsberg , Bielefeld-Stieghorst/Lämershagen
and the nearby Externsteine
Externsteine
The Externsteine are a distinctive rock formation located in Ostwestfalen-Lippe of northwestern Germany, not far from the city of Detmold at Horn-Bad Meinberg. The formation is a tor consisting of several tall, narrow columns of rock which rise abruptly from the surrounding wooded hills...
and the nearby Externsteine
Externsteine
The Externsteine are a distinctive rock formation located in Ostwestfalen-Lippe of northwestern Germany, not far from the city of Detmold at Horn-Bad Meinberg. The formation is a tor consisting of several tall, narrow columns of rock which rise abruptly from the surrounding wooded hills...
Bad Iburg
Bad Iburg is a town in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Teutoburg Forest, 16 km south of Osnabrück....
; Iburg Forest
and the transmitter site
with the Bielefeld Hünenburg and Hünenburg Observation Tower
Hünenburg Observation Tower
Hünenburg Observation Tower is a 40 metre tall observation tower on Hünenburg at Bielefeld. It was built in 1952 as standardized telecommunication tower on the site of the Three-Emperor-Tower, which was demolished before....
- Jostberg , between Quelle and Uerentrup
- Sennberg , Uerentrup
with its closed microwave tower
with its Bielefeld Bismarck Tower, called Eisernem Anton (observation tower)
- Bokelberg , Buschkamp / Hillegossen
- Jostmeiers Berg , Buschkamp / Hillegossen
and the Zwergen Cave
Borgholzhausen
Borgholzhausen is a town in the district of Gütersloh in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the Teutoburg Forest, approx...
and Dissen
- Ascher Egge , NI, Dissen
- Steinbrink (ca. ), NI, Dissen
Borgholzhausen
Borgholzhausen is a town in the district of Gütersloh in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the Teutoburg Forest, approx...
and the nature reserve of Johannisegge–Schornstein
- Schornstein (ca. ), Borgholzhausen
- Vicarienkopf (ca. ), Borgholzhausen
and the Schwedenschanze bei Dornberg
- Petersberg , Kirchdornberg / Amshausen
- Kettlersche Berge , Sieker and Buschkamp
and the Luise Tower (observation tower)
Oerlinghausen
Oerlinghausen is a city in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany located between Bielefeld and Detmold in the Teutoburger Wald. It has c. 17,200 inhabitants.-Geography:...
- Steinbült , between Oerlinghausen and Oerlinghausen-Lipperreihe
and the 492 m long tunnel of the Landesstraße 751n (Oerlinghausen–Lipperreihe section)
and the nearby Ravensberg Castle
Bad Iburg
Bad Iburg is a town in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Teutoburg Forest, 16 km south of Osnabrück....
- Kleiner Freeden , NI, Bad Iburg
and the Fernmeldeturm Dissen (inkl. Aussichtsplattform)
- Schollegge , NI, Dissen
- Petersbrink (ca. ), NI, Dissen
- Sahlbrink (ca. ), NI, Dissen
- Rechenberg (ca. ), NI, Dissen
- Steinbrink (ca. ), NI, Dissen
- Rechenberg (ca. ), NI, Dissen
Oerlinghausen
Oerlinghausen is a city in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany located between Bielefeld and Detmold in the Teutoburger Wald. It has c. 17,200 inhabitants.-Geography:...
- Hülsberg (ca. ), NI, Hilter
and the nature reserve of Knüll – Storkenberg inkl. Aussichts-Bauwerk Kaffeemühle and zwei nearby Denkmälern
- Storkenberg (ca. ), Halle
- Asberg (ca. ), NI, Hilter
and the jeweils nearby Tierpark Olderdissen and Botanischem Garten Bielefeld
Botanischer Garten Bielefeld
The Botanischer Garten Bielefeld is a municipal botanical garden located beside the southeast edge of the Teutoburger Wald at Am Kahlenberg 16, Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is open daily without charge....
- Lammersbrink , NI, Georgsmarienhütte
and the Varusturm
Lienen
Lienen is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approx. 15 km south-east of Osnabrück and 30 km north-east of Münster....
Hüggel
The Hüggel is a ridge, up to , about 5 kilometres long and 1 kilometre wide, near Hasbergen in the Lower Saxon district of Osnabrück in central Germany. It is the highest point of the Osnabrück Uplands...
, NI, between Hasbergen
Hasbergen
Hasbergen is a municipality in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Teutoburg Forest, approx. 7 km west of Osnabrück....
, Hagen and Georgsmarienhütte
Georgsmarienhütte
Georgsmarienhütte is a town in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Teutoburg Forest, approx. 7 km south of Osnabrück.- History :...
- Kahler Ehberg , Hiddesen
- Kupferberg , Detmold-Heidenoldendorf
and the nature reserve of Beutling and observation tower
Bad Iburg
Bad Iburg is a town in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Teutoburg Forest, 16 km south of Osnabrück....
Bad Laer
Bad Laer is a municipality and health resort in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Teutoburg Forest, approx. 20 km south of Osnabrück....
, Bad Rothenfelde
Bad Rothenfelde
Bad Rothenfelde is a municipality and health resort in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Teutoburg Forest, approx. 20 km southeast of Osnabrück, between Hilter and Dissen. Bad Rothenfelde has a spa, hospital, clothes shops and many cafés....
and Hilter
and the observation tower
Bielefeld
Bielefeld is an independent city in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe Region in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population of 323,000, it is also the most populous city in the Regierungsbezirk Detmold...
(Absturzort von Zeppelin LZ 7, 1910)
Ibbenbüren
Ibbenbüren or Ibbenbueren is a medium-sized town in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is on position 185 of the largest cities in Germany and the largest city in Tecklenburger Land.-Geography:...
Bad Iburg
Bad Iburg is a town in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Teutoburg Forest, 16 km south of Osnabrück....
Birgte
Birgte is a small village at the north edge of the Teutoburger Wald and is as such part of Riesenbeck which is part of the town Hörstel. Its root goes back until 1800 BC as an old farming area. First known written mention of Birgte is dated 1088 AD when single farms dominated the area....
- Lagerberg Hörstel-Riesenbeck
- Bergeshöveder Berg , Hörstel-Riesenbeck
nordwestern end of the Teutoburg Forest
Rheine
Rheine is a city in the district of Steinfurt in Westphalia, Germany. It is the largest city in the district and the location of Rheine Air Base.-Geography:Rheine is located on the river Ems, approx. north of Münster, approx...
and the Ehrenmal Hünenborg
Details not fully known
The details of the following hills in the range are not yet complete:- Mielberg , Bielefeld-Dornberg
- Stadtberg, in RheineRheineRheine is a city in the district of Steinfurt in Westphalia, Germany. It is the largest city in the district and the location of Rheine Air Base.-Geography:Rheine is located on the river Ems, approx. north of Münster, approx...