Since 1973, Porta Westfalica is also the name of a town, which was established by merging fifteen villages surrounding the gorge. Since 2006, it is a national geotope.[1]
The name "Porta Westfalica" is a Latin term that means "Gate to Westphalia". Coming from the north, the gorge is the entry to the region of Westphalia. Despite its Latin name, the term was not coined in Roman times, but by scholars in the 19th century.
High above the gorge on the west side is a large six-sided stone structure that can be seen from a considerable distance; this is the Emperor William Monument, erected in honour of Emperor William I of Germany and dedicated in 1896.
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^Homepage of the City of Porta Westfalica retrieved on 27. January 2011 2010-12-09 at the Wayback Machine
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Media related to Porta Westfalica (gorge) at Wikimedia Commons
December 20, 2023
porta, westfalica, gorge, porta, westfalica, german, pronunciation, ˈpɔʁta, vɛstˈfaːlɪka, also, known, westphalian, gorge, water, where, weser, river, breaks, through, passage, between, mountain, chains, wiehen, hills, west, weser, hills, part, weser, uplands,. The Porta Westfalica German pronunciation ˈpɔʁta vɛstˈfaːlɪka also known as the Westphalian Gap is a gorge and water gap where the Weser river breaks through the passage between the mountain chains of the Wiehen Hills in the west and the Weser Hills part of the Weser Uplands in the east It is located in the district of Minden Lubbecke in North Rhine Westphalia Germany Porta WestfalicaPorta Westfalicaview from south to northTraversed byWeser RiverRangeJunction of Wiehengebirge Wittekindsberg and Wesergebirge Jakobsberg Coordinates52 14 38 N 8 55 11 E 52 244 N 8 91961 E 52 244 8 91961Show map of North Rhine WestphaliaShow map of GermanyThe Porta WestfalicaWeser watershedSince 1973 Porta Westfalica is also the name of a town which was established by merging fifteen villages surrounding the gorge Since 2006 it is a national geotope 1 The name Porta Westfalica is a Latin term that means Gate to Westphalia Coming from the north the gorge is the entry to the region of Westphalia Despite its Latin name the term was not coined in Roman times but by scholars in the 19th century High above the gorge on the west side is a large six sided stone structure that can be seen from a considerable distance this is the Emperor William Monument erected in honour of Emperor William I of Germany and dedicated in 1896 References edit Homepage of the City of Porta Westfalica retrieved on 27 January 2011 Archived 2010 12 09 at the Wayback MachineExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Porta Westfalica gorge at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Porta Westfalica gorge amp oldid 1173018286, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
