Winterberg (Rhenish Slate Mountains)
| Winterberg | ||
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| height | 351 m above sea level NN | |
| location | Schwelm | |
| Mountains | Rhenish Slate Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 16 '29 " N , 7 ° 18' 43" E | |
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The Winterberg is 350.8 meters above sea level. NN high mountain in the south of the town of Schwelm in the Ennepe-Ruhr district , North Rhine-Westphalia . The altitude is partially populated and forms the Schwelmer district of Winterberg of the same name.
Location and description
The mountain lies on the watershed between the river systems of the Wupper and the Heilenbecke . The streams Fastenbecke , Brambecke and Schwelme arise on its flanks . The mountain is the highest point in Schwelm and there is a water reservoir on the summit .
Two medieval old streets crossed on the mountain , the Heerweg Cologne – Dortmund and a branch of the Frankfurt – Elberfelder Straße. From the latter, ravines have been preserved on the summit. The routes of the old roads are now largely used by the state road L527 and the federal road 483 . A settlement has formed at the intersection, which also bears the name Winterberg.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( Notes )
- ↑ a b Gerd Helbeck : Schwelm. History of a city and its surroundings . 2nd revised edition. tape 1 . From the beginnings in the Middle Ages to the collapse of the old Prussian rule (1806) . Association for local history Schwelm, Schwelm 1995, p. 548 f .
- ^ Winterberg neighborhood