The Bremberg is a

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, {{Höhe, 809, DE-NN, link=true high, in the

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range in the district of

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, in

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. The mountain lies just under 3 km west-southwest of the ski resort of Winterberg, about 1 km west-southwest of the Poppenberg (745.5 m) and around 1.3 km (

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) north-northeast of the

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(841.9 m). Part of the Rhine-Weser watershed runs over the Bremberg. On and around the Bremberg is part of the ski area known as the Skiliftkarussell Winterberg with langlauf trails (''Loipen''), a langlauf stadium, which often hosts international competitions,

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s and their associated

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s and, on the eastern spur of the mountain, a

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and a small

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Skiliftkarussell Winterberg

Mountains and hills of North Rhine-Westphalia Mountains under 1000 metres Mountains and hills of the Rothaar

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