The Egge, also called the Preußisch Oldendorfer Berg[1] is a roughly seven-kilometre-long secondary ridge of the Wiehen Hills and gives its name to the Eggetal valley in the districts of Osnabrück and Minden-Lübbecke in North Germany. The state border between North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony divides the ridge at a pass called the Durchbruch ("breakthrough") over which the road from Preußisch Oldendorf runs into the Eggetal and to Bruchmühlen, about two-thirds of the Egge belonging to Westphalia.
Contour map of the Egge (northernmost ridge)Limberg and Offelter Berg from the southView of the Egge from Glösinghausen. Foreground right: the Limberg. Left: the Eggetal
In addition to describing the entire ridge, in many maps the Egge is also shown as referring to a summit with a height of 198 m above sea level (NN) north of Eininghausen and east of the Geisberg 201 m above NN; this usage is rare however. The section of the main crest of the Wiehen Hills between Neue Mühle and Horst Höhe is referred in maps as Die Egge ("The Egge").
The ridge runs parallel to the main crest of the Wiehen at a distance of around two to three kilometres from it and between the villages of Lintorf in the borough of Bad Essen and Bad Holzhausen in the borough of Preußisch Oldendorf.
The highest hill on the ridge is the 211-metre-high Schwarzer Brink in the west of the Egge. At the same time there is a parcel of arable land north of Büscherheide that, at 218 metres, is somewhat higher. The best-known hill on the Egge is the Limberg with its castle ruins of the same name that is situated in the far east of the ridge and is a popular tourist destination. Before it to the west is the Balkenkamp, a large, cleared upland over which runs a road link from the landwehr to the B 65 federal road to Börninghausen.
The steep northern slopes of the Eggen are predominantly forested; the woods cover an area of around 1,300 hectares. Whilst in the north the forest boundary extends as low as 70 m above NN in places, the southern slopes with their more suitable gentler slopes enable their cultivation up to an average of around 150 metres and, in places, 200 metres. The Wiehen Tower near the state border is a well known observation tower. The eastern part of the Egge belongs to the Limberg und Offelter Berg Nature Reserve.
The summits of the Egge have, like almost all the hills in the Wiehen, an elongated crest, which are also called Eggen like the peak of Gipfel Egge (198 m above NN) north of Eininghausen. These Eggen are separated from one another only by hill passes called Dören. The clearly defined crests may have derived their names for the formerly common description of Eggem meaning "selvage", the edge of a strip of linen.
The pass above the town of Preußisch Oldendorf for the aforementioned north-south link, the Kreisstraße 79, is an artificial Döre, cut 9 metres deep into the rock.[2] The road and cutting were carried out as emergency work from 1924 to 1927.[3] This road link, which replaced the historical Eininghauser Patt, is called Eininghauser Weg and runs through Oldendorf Switzerland, explains the steep climb just before the heights of the Egge.
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^A photograph of the construction workers shows the deep cutting into the hard rock forming the Egge; the photograph was taken soon after the cutting was made all the way through on 1 June 1926. Heimat- und Verkehrsverein Börninghausen-Eininghausen [publ.]: 1000 Jahre Börninghausen 993 - 1993. Preußisch Oldendorf: Kölle-Druck, 1993, p. 110.
egge, wiehen, hills, range, forming, extension, teutoberg, forest, egge, lower, saxon, hills, egge, also, called, preußisch, oldendorfer, berg, roughly, seven, kilometre, long, secondary, ridge, wiehen, hills, gives, name, eggetal, valley, districts, osnabrück. For the range forming the extension of the Teutoberg Forest see Egge Lower Saxon Hills The Egge also called the Preussisch Oldendorfer Berg 1 is a roughly seven kilometre long secondary ridge of the Wiehen Hills and gives its name to the Eggetal valley in the districts of Osnabruck and Minden Lubbecke in North Germany The state border between North Rhine Westphalia and Lower Saxony divides the ridge at a pass called the Durchbruch breakthrough over which the road from Preussisch Oldendorf runs into the Eggetal and to Bruchmuhlen about two thirds of the Egge belonging to Westphalia Contour map of the Egge northernmost ridge Limberg and Offelter Berg from the south View of the Egge from Glosinghausen Foreground right the Limberg Left the Eggetal In addition to describing the entire ridge in many maps the Egge is also shown as referring to a summit with a height of 198 m above sea level NN north of Eininghausen and east of the Geisberg 201 m above NN this usage is rare however The section of the main crest of the Wiehen Hills between Neue Muhle and Horst Hohe is referred in maps as Die Egge The Egge The ridge runs parallel to the main crest of the Wiehen at a distance of around two to three kilometres from it and between the villages of Lintorf in the borough of Bad Essen and Bad Holzhausen in the borough of Preussisch Oldendorf The highest hill on the ridge is the 211 metre high Schwarzer Brink in the west of the Egge At the same time there is a parcel of arable land north of Buscherheide that at 218 metres is somewhat higher The best known hill on the Egge is the Limberg with its castle ruins of the same name that is situated in the far east of the ridge and is a popular tourist destination Before it to the west is the Balkenkamp a large cleared upland over which runs a road link from the landwehr to the B 65 federal road to Borninghausen The steep northern slopes of the Eggen are predominantly forested the woods cover an area of around 1 300 hectares Whilst in the north the forest boundary extends as low as 70 m above NN in places the southern slopes with their more suitable gentler slopes enable their cultivation up to an average of around 150 metres and in places 200 metres The Wiehen Tower near the state border is a well known observation tower The eastern part of the Egge belongs to the Limberg und Offelter Berg Nature Reserve The summits of the Egge have like almost all the hills in the Wiehen an elongated crest which are also called Eggen like the peak of Gipfel Egge 198 m above NN north of Eininghausen These Eggen are separated from one another only by hill passes called Doren The clearly defined crests may have derived their names for the formerly common description of Eggem meaning selvage the edge of a strip of linen The pass above the town of Preussisch Oldendorf for the aforementioned north south link the Kreisstrasse 79 is an artificial Dore cut 9 metres deep into the rock 2 The road and cutting were carried out as emergency work from 1924 to 1927 3 This road link which replaced the historical Eininghauser Patt is called Eininghauser Weg and runs through Oldendorf Switzerland explains the steep climb just before the heights of the Egge References edit Arbeit uber das LSG Wiehengebirge page 3 PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2012 03 30 Retrieved 2011 08 13 A photograph of the construction workers shows the deep cutting into the hard rock forming the Egge the photograph was taken soon after the cutting was made all the way through on 1 June 1926 Heimat und Verkehrsverein Borninghausen Eininghausen publ 1000 Jahre Borninghausen 993 1993 Preussisch Oldendorf Kolle Druck 1993 p 110 Gedenktafel 52 17 19 N 8 29 23 E 52 288743 N 8 489685 E 52 288743 8 489685 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Egge Wiehen Hills amp oldid 1001109481, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
