Schöppinger Mountain

Monument on the road from Schöppingen to Horstmar

The Schöppinger Berg is a maximum of 157.6 m above sea level. NN high elevation, about 2.5 km east of Schöppingen ( Borken district ) and northwest of Horstmar ( Steinfurt district ). It represents the center of gravity of the Schöppinger Ridge , which branches off from the Baumberge to the north.

The hill, which is only forested on the eastern slope and used for agriculture, is formed by calcareous sandstones from Campanium (Upper Cretaceous, about 75 million years old); This can be proven with fossils of Belemnites, which are kept together with other finds from here in the Geomuseum of the University of Münster.

Wind farm

There is a wind farm and a water tank on the mountain . It is also the location for the telecommunications tower in Schöppingen (northwest of the highest point, at 150.8 m ) and the mobile phone tower at Schöppinger Berg ( 139.7 m , on the northwest slope ), which is freely accessible as a viewing tower up to a certain height. The state road Schöppingen – Horstmar passes the mountain immediately southwest of the highest point, where at 150.4 m a road branches off to the north over the summit area of the ridge. The military installation of the Dutch armed forces on the Schöppinger Berg from the Cold War has meanwhile been dissolved.

Field path on Schöppinger Berg near Leer

At the foot of the mountain some watercourses arise: z. B. the Leerbach near Leer , the source of which with its comparatively high bed is one of the most important natural monuments in the Münsterland . On the mountain there are two monuments and two chapels , one, St. Antonius , belongs to St. Gertrudis (Horstmar), the other to St. Brictius (Schöppingen) . Both are still used for the hail celebration or "Great Procession" (Horstmar).

There are several places from which you have a good view, especially of the tree mountains .

Web links

Commons : Schöppinger Berg - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

^ Anton Janßen: Leerbach sources. Description of the source. (No longer available online.) In: Horstmarerleben.de. Archived from the original on January 4, 2014 ; accessed on December 29, 2015 .

52.092604 7.272492Coordinates: 52 ° 5 ′ 33.4 ″ N , 7 ° 16 ′ 21 ″ E

[1] Anton Janßen: Leerbach sources. Description of the source. (No longer available online.) In: Horstmarerleben.de. Archived from the original on January 4, 2014 ; accessed on December 29, 2015 .