Velmerstot
LippeMountains and hills of North Rhine-WestphaliaNatura 2000 in GermanyNature reserves in North Rhine-Westphalia
The Velmerstot is the northernmost and highest hill in the Eggegebirge ridge in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It has two summits, the Prussian Velmerstot (Preußische Velmerstot) (468 m), which lies on the territory of Steinheim-Sandebeck in the county of Höxter, and the Lippe Velmerstot (Lippische Velmerstot) (51°50′26″N 8°37′16″E, 441 m), which is located in the county of Lippe. The whole hill is part of the Teutoburg Forest / Egge Hills Nature Park. During the Cold War, the hill had a NATO and Dutch air defence installations; they left by 1994 and the installations were torn down in 2002/03.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Velmerstot (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors, Images).Velmerstot
Alte Militärstraße, Horn-Bad Meinberg
Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Nearby Places Show on map
Continue reading on Wikipedia
Geographical coordinates (GPS)
Latitude | Longitude |
---|---|
N 51.8333333 ° | E 8.95361 ° |
Address
Alte Militärstraße
32805 Horn-Bad Meinberg, Kempenfeldrom
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Open on Google Maps