The Ebbe MountainsMalte-Brun, M. (1829). ''Universal Geography, Volume 7'', Wells & Lilley, Boston, p. 222. (german: Ebbegebirge) or Ebbe form a range of uplands up to high in the German state of

North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a States of Germany, state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more tha ...

. They have given their name to the Ebbe Mountain Nature Park and are part of the

Süder Uplands The Süder Uplands Rhine Massif ), Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland , source1_coordinates= , source1_elevation = , source2 = Rein Posteriur/Hinterrhein , source2_location = Paradies Glacier, Graubünden, Switzerland , source2_coordinates= , source ...

Geography

Location

The Ebbe lies in the

Sauerland The Sauerland () is a rural, hilly area spreading across most of the south-eastern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, in parts heavily forested and, apart from the major valleys, sparsely inhabited. The Sauerland is the largest tourist region in ...

in the districts of

Märkischer Kreis The Märkischer Kreis is a district ('' Kreis'') in central North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Unna, Soest, Hochsauerland, Olpe, Oberbergischer Kreis, Ennepe-Ruhr, and the city of Hagen. History The district was create ...

and Olpe. It stretches between

Herscheid Herscheid is a municipality in the southern Märkischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Herscheid is located in the ''Ebbegebirge'' (''"Ebbe Mountains"''), a part of the Sauerland mountains. Altitudes in the municipality exte ...

and

Plettenberg Plettenberg (; Westphalian: ''Plettmert'') is a town in the Märkischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Plettenberg is located to the west of the Sauerland hills. The highest elevation of the town area is in the ''Ebbegebir ...

(outside the area) in the north,

Attendorn Attendorn () is a German town in the Olpe district in North Rhine-Westphalia. As of 2019 it had a population of 24,264. History The town's location was favoured by the good climate in the Attendorn-Elsper Limestone Double Basin (''Attendorn- ...

and

Finnentrop Finnentrop is a ''Gemeinde'' (municipality) in Olpe district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Finnentrop is situated in the Sauerland, near the forks of the rivers Bigge and Lenne. Finnentrop shares borders with Sundern and Eslo ...

(outside the area) in the east, the

Biggesee The Biggesee or Bigge Reservoir (german: Biggetalsperre) is a reservoir in Germany. It lies in the southern part of the Sauerland between Olpe, Germany, Olpe and Attendorn. Purpose The lake serves to regulate the rivers Ruhr (river), Ruhr and L ...

in the south and

Kierspe Kierspe () is a town in the district Märkischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located at the western edge of the Sauerland on Volme River. History The first mention of Kierspe was in 1003, when the castle 'Haus Rhade' was fi ...

and

Meinerzhagen Meinerzhagen (sometimes spelled Meinertzhagen; ) is a town in the Märkischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Meinerzhagen is located in the hills of the Sauerland. The highest elevation is the Nordhelle with 652 m above sea le ...

in the west, where the Ebbe Hills are surrounded by the Ebbe Hills Nature Park. It is grazed by the A 45 motorway in the west.

Hills

The highest elevation in the Ebbe Mountains is the Nordhelle () between Valbert and Herscheid. Other notable hills are the: Rehberg (645.9 m), Rüenhardt (636.0 m), Waldberg (ca. 635 m), Rothenstein (ca. 600 m), Der Griesing (552,6 m),

Homert Homert is a German placename and may refer to the following places or geographical features in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia: ;Place * Homert (Lüdenscheid), a village named after the peak in the Ebbe Mountains in the municipality of Lüdens ...

(538,3 m) and Kahler Kopf (540.1 m).

Rivers and lakes

The following rivers rise in the Ebbe or around its edges: the Bruchbach, Else, Fürwigge, Ihne, Lister, Oesterbach,

Verse Verse may refer to: Poetry * Verse, an occasional synonym for poetry * Verse, a metrical structure, a stanza * Blank verse, a type of poetry having regular meter but no rhyme * Free verse, a type of poetry written without the use of strict me ...

and

Volme The Volme is a river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and is a tributary of the river Ruhr. It is long, of which about lie within the city limits of Hagen. Its largest tributary is the Ennepe. The Volme rises at above sea level in the south ...

. Within the Ebbe and its foothills are the Ahaus Reservoir, the

and the Fürwigge, Jubach, Lister, Oester and Verse Dams. File:Img20040523 0019 de herscheid nordhelle wolke.JPG, The Ebbe Mountains near Herscheid

References

External links

Ebbe Hills Nature Park
{{Authority control Sauerland Central Uplands Mountain ranges of North Rhine-Westphalia Natural regions of the Süder Uplands