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The Meesenkopf, also called the ''Mesenkopf'', is a hill in the Wiehen range, south of the town of
The Meesenkopf, also called the ''Mesenkopf'', is a hill in the Wiehen range, south of the town of Lübbecke
Lübbecke (; wep, Lübke) is a town in northeast North Rhine-Westphalia in north Germany. This former county town lies on the northern slopes of the Wiehen Hills (''Wiehengebirge'') and has around 26,000 inhabitants. The town is part of district ...
in Northern Germany. Whilst not particularly prominent, the hill is historically significant as the site of a medieval castle.
Topography and access
With a height of 225.8 m above sea level (NN), the Meesenkopf is topographically unspectacular for this part of the Wiehen Hills. There are much higher summits in its immediate vicinity, such as theHeidbrink
The Heidbrink is a hill which lies south of Lübbecke in central Germany and, at , is the highest peak in the Wiehen Hills. It is also the highest elevation in the district of Minden-Lübbecke in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Its he ...
, just under one kilometre away to the south, and the and better-known Reineberg
The Reineberg is a hill on the Wiehen ridge, south of the town of Lübbecke. With a height of 275.9 m above sea level it is, from a topographical point of view, not a particularly impressive eminence in this part of the Wiehen Hills, because, in ...
, Lübbecke's local hill, which is 300 metres to the east, west of the Ronceva
The Ronceva (also ''Roncevabach'') is a stream that flows through the East Westphalian town of Lübbecke.
Course
The source of the Ronceva lies at in the Wiehen between the hills of Heidbrink and Horsts Höhe at the lower end of the Mensing ...
valley.
Today the Meseberg has no particular importance for hikers, and on most maps it is not even shown. The hill can be climbed on forest tracks in around 30 minutes, although there is no established way to the summit itself, only a path that a few hikers over the years have beaten, which aids those making for the top.
The Meesenburg
A castle, the Meesenburg, was built on the Meesenkopf, probably by Count Otto I of Tecklenburg (1209–1263). This Tecklenburg fort was later conquered and destroyed by the Bishop of Minden, Conrad I of Rüdenberg in a joint military operation with the Bishopric of Osnabrück. The castle on the Meesenkopf is believed to have been subsequently demolished around 1216 at the instigation of Bishop Conrad of Minden. The stone was then used to buildSt. Andrew's Church, Lübbecke
The present-day Evangelical-Lutheran parish church of St. Andrew (''St. Andreas'') in Lübbecke is one of the ancient parishes (''Urpfarreien'') of the Bishopric of Minden.
Construction history
The originally single-nave, cross-shaped buildin ...
, according to a more recent bishop's chronicler. Today only the rampart and ditch of the castle can still be made out.
Sources Information about the Meesenburg
References
External links
* {{AlleBurgen, 20223, Mesenborg Minden-Lübbecke Wiehen Hills Lübbecke