The Egge Hills (german: Eggegebirge, ), or just the Egge (''die Egge'') is a range of forested hills, up to , in the east of the

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state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Geography

The Egge extends from the southern tip of the Teutoburg Forest range near Horn-Bad Meinberg and

Steinheim, Westphalia Steinheim ( nds, Staime) is a town in Höxter district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The middle centre of Steinheim forms the economic, cultural and social hub of the ''Steinheimer Börde'', one of the main territories of the old Prince-Bi ...

southwards to the northern parts of 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 ...

near

Marsberg Marsberg () is a town in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. History Although its origins are obscure, Marsberg was a prospering town by the 13th century (it was even minting coins). It was a free city until 1807, when ...

. Its highest point is the ''Preußischer Velmerstot'' at an altitude of 468m. It is part of the

Lower Saxon Hills The Lower Saxon Hills (german: Niedersächsisches Bergland) are one of the 73 natural regions in Germany defined by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN). Geographically it covers roughly the same area as the Weser Uplands (german: Weserb ...

and one of the two main lines of hills within the

Teutoburg Forest / Egge Hills Nature Park The Teutoburg Forest / Egge Hills Nature Park (german: Naturpark Teutoburger Wald / Eggegebirge) is a nature park founded in 1965 in the northeast of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. After being expanded in 2008, the nature park is now ...

. It also constitutes part of the watershed between the rivers Rhine and Weser.

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Hill ranges of Germany Mountains and hills of North Rhine-Westphalia Natural regions of the Upper Weser Uplands {{NorthRhineWestphalia-geo-stub