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Baumberge
The Baumberge are the highest hills in the natural regions of Münsterland and Kernmünsterland with a maximum height of . They are located between Münster (Westfalen), Münster and Coesfeld, which is itself close to the southwest edge of the Baumberge. The hilly terrain has several geological, hydrography, hydrographic and architectural features. Natural regions The Baumberge and their immediate foothills are subdivided into natural regions as follows:Geographische Landesaufnahme: The natural region units on ''Sheet 83/84 - Osnabrück/Bentheim'' (Sofie Meisel 1961; centre of sheet), ''Sheet 95/96 - Kleve/Wesel'' (Wilhelm von Kürten 1977; east) and ''Sheet 97 - Münster'' (Sofie Meisel 1960; west) - Bundesanstalt für Landeskunde, Bad Godesberg maps/ref> * ''(to 54 Westphalian Basin)'' ** ''(to 541 Kernmünsterland)'' *** ''(to 541.0 Burgsteinfurt Land)'' **** 541.00 Osterwick Hills (''Osterwicker Hügelland'') - 128 m; gently rolling, NW foothills, separated from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The Baumberge are the highest hills in the natural regions of Münsterland and Kernmünsterland with a maximum height of . They are located between Münster and Coesfeld, which is itself close to the southwest edge of the Baumberge. The hilly terrain has several geological, hydrographic and architectural features. Natural regions The Baumberge and their immediate foothills are subdivided into natural regions as follows:Geographische Landesaufnahme: The natural region units on ''Sheet 83/84 - Osnabrück/Bentheim'' (Sofie Meisel 1961; centre of sheet), ''Sheet 95/96 - Kleve/Wesel'' (Wilhelm von Kürten 1977; east) and ''Sheet 97 - Münster'' (Sofie Meisel 1960; west) - Bundesanstalt für Landeskunde, Bad Godesberg maps/ref> * ''(to 54 Westphalian Basin)'' ** ''(to 541 Kernmünsterland)'' *** ''(to 541.0 Burgsteinfurt Land)'' **** 541.00 Osterwick Hills (''Osterwicker Hügelland'') - 128 m; gently rolling, NW foothills, separated from the Schröppingen Ridge by the Vechte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baumberge Railway
The Baumberge are the highest hills in the natural regions of Münsterland and Kernmünsterland with a maximum height of . They are located between Münster and Coesfeld, which is itself close to the southwest edge of the Baumberge. The hilly terrain has several geological, hydrographic and architectural features. Natural regions The Baumberge and their immediate foothills are subdivided into natural regions as follows:Geographische Landesaufnahme: The natural region units on ''Sheet 83/84 - Osnabrück/Bentheim'' (Sofie Meisel 1961; centre of sheet), ''Sheet 95/96 - Kleve/Wesel'' (Wilhelm von Kürten 1977; east) and ''Sheet 97 - Münster'' (Sofie Meisel 1960; west) - Bundesanstalt für Landeskunde, Bad Godesberg maps/ref> * ''(to 54 Westphalian Basin)'' ** ''(to 541 Kernmünsterland)'' *** ''(to 541.0 Burgsteinfurt Land)'' **** 541.00 Osterwick Hills (''Osterwicker Hügelland'') - 128 m; gently rolling, NW foothills, separated from the Schröppingen Ridge by the Vechte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westerberg (Baumberge)
The Westerberg, also called the Westerather Berg, is, at ,{{GeoQuelle, DE-NW, TIM the highest elevation in the Baumberge hills and the German region of Münsterland. It is located in this small range of hills between the three villages of Billerbeck, Havixbeck, and Nottuln. Longinus Tower On the summit of the Westerberg, which is in places only sparsely wooded, stands the Longinus Tower (''Longinusturm''), an observation tower about 30 m high that was built by the Baumberge Society between 1897 and 1901. It is made of Baumberge Lime Sandstone. Views The Longinus Tower, which can usually be climbed all year round, dominates the Baumberge and is its chief attraction. From its observation deck, which requires a head for heights, there is often a good, panoramic view over the Baumberge and the countryside surrounding this hill country in western Münsterland. From here visitors can see the Teutoburg Forest (to the northeast), the aforementioned villages, the Emsland (to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kernmünsterland
The Kernmünsterland is a major landscape unit in western Germany. It covers an area of about 2700 km² and lies at the heart of the Westphalian Basin and the historic region of Münsterland in the north of Westphalia. It is bounded to the west, north and east by the sandy countryside of the Westmünsterland and Ostmünsterland, whilst in the south it is bordered by the loess landscapes of the Hellweg Börde and Emscherland. Geologically it rises clearly over the surrounding area on a bed of thinly covered Upper Cretaceous strata.E. Meynen and J. Schmithüsen: ''Handbuch der naturräumlichen Gliederung Deutschlands'' - Bundesanstalt für Landeskunde, 6th edition Remagen 1959 (total of 9 editions in 8 books 1953-1962, updated 1960 1:1,000,000 map with major units) The Kernmünsterland is roughly bounded by the valley of the River Lippe to the south and that of the Ems to the northeast, the Lippe valley being considered part of Kernmünsterland, whilst the Ems valley is counted as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havixbeck
Havixbeck ( Westphalian: ''Havkesbierk'' or ''Havkesbieck'') is a municipality situated on the north-east edge of the Baumberge in the district of Coesfeld, in northern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately 15 km west of Münster. Geography Geographical Location Havixbeck is located on the fringes of the Baumberge, with 187 m the highest elevations of the Münsterland. West of the town emanates the spring of Münstersche Aa which, after passing Münster, converges in the Ems River near Greven. Adjacent municipalities Havixbeck borders (clockwise, starting north) on Altenberge ( District of Steinfurt), the city of Münster, as well as Senden, Nottuln and Billerbeck ( District of Coesfeld). Division of the town The district of Hohenholte has a population of about 1,000 residents. In the parish church of St. George, a former monastery church, there is a crucifixion relief from the period around 1530/40 as well as the epitaph of the priore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nottuln
Nottuln (; Low German: ''Notteln'') is a municipality in the district of Coesfeld in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Nottuln is situated in the Baumberge, approx. 20 km west of Münster. Neighbouring municipalities * Billerbeck * Havixbeck * Senden, North Rhine-Westphalia * Dülmen * Coesfeld Division of the municipality The municipality consists of 4 districts * Nottuln * Appelhülsen (including Nottuln-Appelhülsen station) * Schapdetten * Darup History Original settlement of the Nottuln area dates back to about 4000 BC. The name of Nottuln originates from ''Nutlon'', which is probably early German for "nut wood". A church was founded in 860 by Liudger, as well as the first convent in Westphalia. After a destructive fire in 1748, the parish church and surrounding convent district were rebuilt in baroque style by Johann Conrad Schlaun. Transport Nottuln is on the Bundesautobahn 43 and Nottuln-Appelhülsen station in the nearby town of Appelh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billerbeck
Billerbeck ( Westphalian: ''Billerbiëk'') is a municipality in the district of Coesfeld in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. Geography Neighbor towns/cities Billerbeck has boundaries to Rosendahl, Laer, Altenberge, Havixbeck, Nottuln and Coesfeld. City Districts * Stadt Billerbeck, * Kirchspiel Billerbeck (until 1969) * Beerlage (until 1969) Growth due to law acts On 1 July 1969 the town's surrounding areas: Alstätte, Bockelsdorf, Bombeck, Dörholt, Gantweg, Gerleve, Hamern, ''!'Lutum, Osthellen, Osthellermark and Westhellen - each part of former "Kirchspiel Aulendorf", Esking, Langenhorst und Temming - each part of former Beerlage - were merged with Billerbeck. Politics Town council 26 Seats of the town council were given to different parties at local elections on 26 September 2004: * Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 14 Seats * Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) 10 Seats * Alliance '90/The Greens 2 Seats Coat of Arms The Coat of Arms shows the three rivers Berk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coesfeld
Coesfeld (; Westphalian: ''Koosfeld'') is the capital of the district of Coesfeld in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. History Coesfeld received its city rights in 1197, but was first recorded earlier than that in the biography of St. Ludger, patron and first bishop of the diocese of Munster who was born north of Coesfeld in Billerbeck. The day before he died, Ludger spent the night in Coesfeld and heard mass in the morning in the church he founded. He was on his way from his abbey in Essen to Münster. The road he followed passed Coesfeld and Billerbeck, and after preaching in the St. Lambert's church, 26 March 809, he travelled on to Billerbeck, where he died in the evening. The Coesfeld St. Jacobikirche dates from the same period as the city charter. For centuries, Coesfeld was an important stopping place for pilgrims traveling one of the more popular Germanic Jakobi routes ( Way of St. James) leading from Warendorf over Münster (via Billerbeck) to Coesfeld, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longinus Tower
The Longinus Tower (''Longinusturm'') is a 32-metre-high observation tower located in Nottuln, Germany. It was erected by the Baumberge Club between 1897 and 1901 on the summit of the 182.61-metre-high Westerberg hill. The Longinus Tower is made of calcareous sandstone. At the beginning of the 1950s, the Longinus Tower was adapted to become a telecommunication tower with an observation deck and antenna systems that rather spoilt its appearance architecturally. It was from the Longinus Tower that, in 1952, Reinhold Holtstiege, transmitted the first public television programmes after World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin .... As it had no connection to the grid, the transmitter was powered by a transformer from a car battery. Later the Longinus Tower was used a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burgsteinfurt
Steinfurt (; Westphalian: ''Stemmert'') is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Steinfurt. From roughly 1100-1806, it was the capital of the County of Steinfurt. Geography Steinfurt is situated north-west of Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia. Its name came into being in 1975 when the two hitherto independent towns Borghorst and Burgsteinfurt amalgamated. Borghorst became a prosperous city due to its flourishing textile industry, whereas Burgsteinfurt has always rather been coined by culture and administration. Tourists of the 19th century passing Burgsteinfurt praised the city as the "Paradise of Westphalia" and "Royal Diamond" (''Königsdiamant'') because of its 75 monumental buildings and moated castle. Neighbouring municipalities Steinfurt borders Ochtrup, Wettringen, Neuenkirchen, Emsdetten, Nordwalde, Altenberge, Laer, Horstmar and Metelen. City division Steinfurt consists of ''Borghorst'' and ''Burgsteinfurt'', each with thre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Bentheim
Bad Bentheim (; nds-nl, Beantem) is a town in the southwestern part of Lower Saxony, Germany, in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim on the borders of North Rhine-Westphalia and the Netherlands roughly 15 km south of Nordhorn and 20 km northeast of Enschede. It is a state-recognized thermal brine and sulphur spa town, hence the designation ''Bad'' (“Bath”). Also to be found in Bad Bentheim is the castle Burg Bentheim, the town's emblem. Geography Extent of the municipal area The town limit is 49 km, with a north–south reach of 14 km and an east–west reach of 12 km. The area under Bad Bentheim's jurisdiction, along with all its constituent communities, has a total area of 100.16 km2. Neighbouring communities Bad Bentheim, a town shaped by the Evangelical Church, belongs to Lower Saxony's district of Bentheim. It borders on two other towns in Lower Saxony, Schüttorf and Nordhorn as well as on the more characteristically Catholic towns of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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