Stone burrows
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South slope, view from Solterberg |
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height | 255.5 m above sea level NN | |
location | Vlotho , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany | |
Mountains | Lipper mountain country | |
Coordinates | 52 ° 9 '10 " N , 8 ° 47' 59" E | |
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The Steinegge is a mountain in Vlotho in East Westphalia in the Herford district . The stone burrow reaches a height of 255.5 m above sea level. NN and lies in the transition area between Ravensberger Hügelland and Lipper Bergland .
The Steinegge was first mentioned in writing as Steynecke after 1533 . The part of the name Egge denotes an elongated ridge in the Low German language area . At the Steinegge the Werre tributaries originate salts and Mittelbach . There is a radio tower on the Steinegge. The Steinegge valley bridge, which is part of the Federal Motorway 2, is named after the Steinegge . South-east of the summit, the mountain suddenly drops into the French hollow.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Birgit Meineke : The place names of the Herford district. Westphalian Place Name Book (WOB). Publishing house for regional history, Gütersloh 2011, ISBN 978-3-89534-924-9 , p. 261. ( PDF )