Stemweder Berg

The Stemweder Berg (also known as the Stemmer Berge)[1] is a ridge 181.4 metres (595 ft) above sea level[2] on the border of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony in Germany. It is the northernmost and smallest of Germany's Central Uplands ranges.

Stemweder Berg
Highest point
PeakKollwesshöh
Elevation181.4 m above NN
Dimensions
Length7 km (4.3 mi)
Geography
CountryGermany
StatesLower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia
Range coordinates52°26′55″N 8°25′49″E

Like the adjacent municipality of Stemwede, the ridge gets its name from the medieval Free County (Freigrafschaft) of Stemwede.

Location

The Stemweder Berg lies on the southern rim of the North German Plain.

Relief
The section through the Stemwede Berg clearly shows it to be a hill ridge

Amongst the elevations on the Stemweder Berg are the following − sorted by height in metres above Normalnull (NN):[2]
Abbreviations: Lower Saxony = LS, North Rhine-Westphalia = NRW

  • Kollwesshöh (181.4 m), NRW
  • Scharfer Berg (180.1 m), NRW
  • Schlichter Brink (ca. 170 m), NRW
  • Rauher Berg (167.8 m), NRW
  • Wegmannsberg (160.5 m), NRW
  • Kahler Hügel (146.4 m), NRW
  • Junger Berg (ca. 145 m), NRW
  • Dorenberg (140.3 m), NRW
  • Feldbrink (128.1 m), LS
  • Ostenberg (127.4 m), NRW
  • Lemförder Berg (124.0 m), LS
  • Brockumer Klei (116.5 m), LS
  • Wehdemer Klei (98.1 m), NRW

The Dielinger Klei (91.7 m, NRW) may also be included as it is a dominant hill in the Stemwede area.

The Stemweder Berg has steep and rugged terrain especially in the south

Streams

Amongst the streams near the Stemweder Berg are the:

References
  1. Because it has several rounded summits, it should really be called the Stemweder Berge i.e. "Stemwede Hills".
  2. Height according to Deutsche Grundkarte auf geoserver.nrw.de
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