Big harrow

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Big harrow
The Große Egge in Halle, in front of it the Halle golf course

The Große Egge in Halle, in front of it the Halle golf course

height 312  m above sea level NN
location North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
Mountains Teutoburg Forest
Dominance 4.37 km →  Hengeberg
Notch height 132 m
Coordinates 52 ° 4 '46 "  N , 8 ° 21' 8"  E Coordinates: 52 ° 4 '46 "  N , 8 ° 21' 8"  E
Big Harrow (North Rhine-Westphalia)
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rock Clay marl , lime marl , limestone and marlstone
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The Große Egge is 312  m above sea level. NN after the Hengeberg the second highest elevation in the Gütersloh district . It belongs to the main ridge of the Teutoburg Forest and is located north of the closed local area of Halle (Westphalia) .

The Großer Egge is the only elevation on the main ridge of the Teutoburg Forest in the urban area of ​​Halle that is not under nature protection. The mountain gives the Eggeberg district its name .

There is a Deutsche Bahn radio tower near the summit. The directional radio tower was built in 1953 and was put into operation in 1954. In the early 1970s, the transverse masts were removed and the directional radio tower was shut down. The Hall golf course is located on the lower northern slope of the mountain. There is an old sandstone quarry southwest of the summit.

Airplane accidents

There were some plane accidents on the big harrow:

On April 18, 1940, a Messerschmitt Bf 109 flew on a backup flight at around 10 a.m. in thick fog against the harrow and crashed into the ground near the sandstone quarry. The pilot died instantly.

On January 2, 1942, a Heinkel He 111 crashed in thick fog at around 5 p.m. The machine crashed between the Eggeberg - Hesseln border. The machine was manned by 7 people. Four soldiers were killed instantly, two soldiers were uninjured.

On August 4, 1965, a Bundeswehr Starfighter 104 crashed into the Großer Harge. A deep cloud cover blocked the pilot's view. The crash site is a few hundred meters from the radio tower on the southern slope. Debris was spread out over 800 meters. Burning branches and debris fell like fireballs on the neighboring farms. The pilot could only be recovered dead.

Public house

The former Grünenwalde inn was a popular destination for many citizens. It was below the large harrow.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Topographic map 1: 25,000
Directional radio tower near the summit