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 / 51.84056°N 8.62111°E, 441 m), which is located in the county of Lippe. The whole hill is part of the Teutoburg Forest / Egge Hills Nature Park.
| Velmerstot | |
|---|---|
 Lippische Velmerstot and its memorial | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 468 m above sea level (NN) (1,535 ft) |
| Prominence | 120 m ↓ West of Neuenheerse[1] |
| Isolation | 25.6 km → Köterberg (Lippe Uplands) |
| Coordinates | 51°50′00″N 8°57′13″E / 51.8333333°N 8.95361°E |
| Geography | |
  Velmerstot | |
| Parent range | Eggegebirge |
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.
References
edit- ^ Isolation and prominence by TK 25; wind gap at about 348 m.
Literature
edit- Hans-Martin Wienke: Silbermühle, Velmerstot und die Höhlen des Teutoburger Waldes. Schnelle, Detmold, o.J. (1982?)