Tippelsberg

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Tippelsberg in Bochum
The Bochum Tippelsberg (2007)
The "summit cross" of the Tippelsberg (2009)

The Tippelsberg is an elevation and a local recreation area in the north of Bochum .

The mountain itself is a relatively high elevation in the landscape for the Middle Ruhr Area, which forms a landmark in the Bochum districts of Grumme , Riemke and Bergen .

In the 20th century, the Tippelsberg was used as a landfill for construction and ground rubble for a period of 14 years . Among other things, the excavation of the Bochum underground line U35 was deposited here. This more than compensated for the height of the natural crest , which had been lost due to subsidence .

The artificially raised summit today reaches a height of 150 meters above sea ​​level (40 meters above the surrounding area), the extension of the cone is 18.5 hectares. From the summit you can see far into the Ruhr area on a clear day.

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View from the Tippelsberg towards the city center and the south of Bochum

The newly designed and renatured area was made available to visitors again in the summer of 2007 as a local recreation area with hiking trails and a viewing platform. A lying cross made of stone gabion with a wooden cover is installed on the summit . All around there are eight steel steles that offer a "district view of cultural sites in Bochum and the surrounding area". The paths to the exits in the north and south are designed with different floor coverings (pebbles, grit, mulch, gravel), including a “path of the giants” and a “path of the children”.

The Tippelsberg is the subject of various folk tales. One of them reads: The giant Tippulus once completed a long journey. On the way he stopped to remove clumps of clay from his shoes, which resulted in the Tippelsberg. Allusions to these legends were installed as landscape elements on the mountain, for example a huge footprint.

In the Ruhr.2010 Capital of Culture year , the Tippelsberg was one of the most visited viewpoints during the SchachtZeichen campaign . Since the beginning of 2011, the Tippelsberg has been listed as a panorama in the Route of Industrial Culture.

Views from the Tippelsberg

Several images have notes on Commons

  • Shaft mark

  • Houses in downtown Essen

  • Looking west

  • Hoheward dump

  • Herne

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Heinrich Kämchen : The Hünenstein. 1909 ( online )

Web links

Commons : Tippelsberg  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 51 ° 30 '25.93 "  N , 7 ° 13' 37.95"  O