Sennelager Training Area
Encyclopedia
The Sennelager Training Area (German: Truppenübungsplatz Senne) is a military training area in Germany
under the control of British Forces based in Paderborn
Garrison. It covers an area of 116 square kilometres (44.8 sq mi) and belongs to the German Government which discharges its responsibility through the Federal Real Estate Office. The area was first used for military purposes at the end of the 19th century.
, on the western edge of the Teutoburg Forest
forest in the middle of the Senne at a height of between and . The Stapel Exercise Area, north of Augustdorf
also belongs to the Sennelager Training Area and covers some 550 hectares (1,359.1 acre). The land on which the training area is established falls within the boundaries of the following towns and villages: (clockwise beginning in the north): Augustdorf
, Detmold
, Schlangen (Lippe district), Bad Lippspringe
, Paderborn
, Hövelhof
(Paderborn district) and Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock
(Gütersloh district).
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...
under the control of British Forces based in Paderborn
Paderborn
Paderborn is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, capital of the Paderborn district. The name of the city derives from the river Pader, which originates in more than 200 springs near Paderborn Cathedral, where St. Liborius is buried.-History:...
Garrison. It covers an area of 116 square kilometres (44.8 sq mi) and belongs to the German Government which discharges its responsibility through the Federal Real Estate Office. The area was first used for military purposes at the end of the 19th century.
Location
The training area lies north of PaderbornPaderborn
Paderborn is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, capital of the Paderborn district. The name of the city derives from the river Pader, which originates in more than 200 springs near Paderborn Cathedral, where St. Liborius is buried.-History:...
, on the western edge of the Teutoburg Forest
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...
forest in the middle of the Senne at a height of between and . The Stapel Exercise Area, north of Augustdorf
Augustdorf
Augustdorf is a municipality in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It has an area of 42.21 km² and c. 10,000 inhabitants.-External links:*...
also belongs to the Sennelager Training Area and covers some 550 hectares (1,359.1 acre). The land on which the training area is established falls within the boundaries of the following towns and villages: (clockwise beginning in the north): Augustdorf
Augustdorf
Augustdorf is a municipality in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It has an area of 42.21 km² and c. 10,000 inhabitants.-External links:*...
, Detmold
Detmold
Detmold is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a population of about 74,000. It was the capital of the small Principality of Lippe from 1468 until 1918 and then of the Free State of Lippe until 1947...
, Schlangen (Lippe district), Bad Lippspringe
Bad Lippspringe
Bad Lippspringe is a town in the district of Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.-Geography:Bad Lippspringe is situated on the western slope of the Teutoburger Wald, approx. 10 km north-east of Paderborn...
, Paderborn
Paderborn
Paderborn is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, capital of the Paderborn district. The name of the city derives from the river Pader, which originates in more than 200 springs near Paderborn Cathedral, where St. Liborius is buried.-History:...
, Hövelhof
Hövelhof
Hövelhof is a municipality in the district Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.-Geography:Hövelhof is located in the Senne area, the eastern part of the Westfälische Bucht, approx...
(Paderborn district) and Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock
Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock
Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock is a town in the district of Gütersloh in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located near the Eggegebirge, approx. 15 km east of Gütersloh and 15 km south-east of Bielefeld. It is the source of the Ems River....
(Gütersloh district).
Literature
- Claudio Hils et al.: Red Land - Blue Land. Hatje Cantz Verlag. 2002. ISBN 3-7757-0930-4
- o. A.: Truppenübungsplatz Senne. Zeitzeuge einer hundertjährigen Militärgeschichte. Chronik, Bilder, Dokumente. ISBN 3-87088-730-3