The Ebbe Mountains
[Malte-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. They have given their name to the
Ebbe Mountain Nature Park
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*Ebbe Carlsson (1947–1992), Swedish journalist and publisher
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and are part of the
Süder Uplands within the
Rhine Massif
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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.
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in the districts of
Märkischer Kreis and
Olpe. It stretches between
Herscheid and
Plettenberg (outside the area) in the north,
Attendorn and
Finnentrop (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 and
Meinerzhagen 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:
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* 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
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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
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and
Volme. Within the Ebbe and its foothills are the
Ahaus Reservoir
Ahaus (; Westphalian: ''Ausen'') is a town in the district of Borken in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located near the border with the Netherlands, lying some 20 km south-east of Enschede and 15 km south from ...
, 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 ...
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
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Sauerland
Central Uplands
Mountain ranges of North Rhine-Westphalia
Natural regions of the Süder Uplands