The Itzespitze is a low hill on the L121 between

Aukrug Aukrug is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approximately 13 km west of Neumünster, and 35 km southwest of Kiel. Geography Aukrug is the seat of the ''Amt'' (coll ...

and Hennstedt (Steinburg). At 83.4 metres, it is the highest elevation in the district of

Steinburg Steinburg () is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, administered from Itzehoe. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the districts of Dithmarschen, Rendsburg-Eckernförde, Segeberg and Pinneberg, and by the Elbe River (and the dis ...

and in the Aukrug Nature Park.

Origin of the name

The previously nameless hill was given its name, after press and television in 1998 reported humorously about the first climb of the highest peak in the district of Steinburg by members of the German Alpine Club, during which a summit cross was erected.Die Itzespitze in der Presse
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References

Hills of Schleswig-Holstein Steinburg Aukrug {{Coord, 54, 02, 45.2, N, 9, 44, 34.8, E, type:mountain_elevation:83_region:DE-SH, display=title