Teutoburg Forest / Egge Hills Nature Park

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The Teutoburg Forest / Egge Hills Nature Park is a nature park founded in 1965 in the northeast of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. After being expanded in 2008, the nature park is now the largest in Germany, covering an area of 2,700 square kilometres. The park comprise the southern Teutoburg Forest and Egge Hills. ()

Local name: Naturpark Teutoburger Wald/Eggegebirge Area: 1046.72 mi²Elevation: 768 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°48'44"N, 8°52'1"E

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North Rhine-WestphaliaGermany

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Teutoburg Forest / Egge Hills Nature Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum, Externsteine relief, Velmerstot, Altenbeken Viaduct.

7.8 miSW
Science museum, Universities and schools
Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum, Paderborn
201 min walk • The Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum in Paderborn, Germany, stands as a monumental tribute to the world of information technology. Known as the world's largest computer museum, this impressive institution takes visitors on a journey through the history of computing, from the...
4.5 miNE
Monuments and statues
Externsteine relief, Externsteine
115 min walk • The Externsteine relief is a remarkable piece of cultural heritage nestled within the natural rock formation known as the Externsteine, situated in the Teutoburg Forest near the town of Horn-Bad Meinberg in Germany. This ancient relief is an enigmatic carving that has...
4 miE
Pristine mountain peak with hiking area
Velmerstot
102 min walk • Velmerstot, a prominent peak nestled in the Teutoburg Forest in Germany, stands as a beacon for both nature enthusiasts and hikers alike. This mountain, comprising two main summits—the Preußischer Velmerstot and the Lippischer Velmerstot—offers breathtaking views...
4.3 miSE
Bridge
Altenbeken Viaduct
109 min walk • The Altenbeken Viaduct, an impressive feat of 19th-century engineering, stands as a testament to Germany's rich industrial heritage. This majestic railway bridge, located in the town of Altenbeken in the North Rhine-Westphalia region, spans a length of 482 meters...
2.4 miSW
51°47'31"N • 8°49'20"E
Westfalen Therme, Bad Lippspringe
61 min walk • Watersports, Bathing area, Water park
7 miSW
Church
Saint Boniface, Paderborn
178 min walk • Saint Boniface is the Roman Catholic church in Stadtheide, a quarter of the German city Paderborn which belongs to the Deanship of Paderborn in Archiocese of Paderborn.
5.3 miNE
Tower
Eulenturm, Horn-Bad Meinberg
135 min walk • An oast, oast house or hop kiln is a building designed for kilning hops as part of the brewing process. They can be found in most hop-growing areas and are often good examples of vernacular architecture. Many redundant oasts have been converted into houses. The names oast and oast house are used interchangeably in Kent and Sussex.
3.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Barnacken
87 min walk • At 446.4 m above sea level the Barnacken is the highest hill in the Teutoburg Forest in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
5.6 miN
Nature and wildlife, Park, View point
Adlerwarte Berlebeck, Detmold
143 min walk • Adlerwarte Berlebeck is a bird park in the Berlebeck district of Detmold. It was founded in 1939 by the couple Kati and Adolf Deppe and is today an institution of the city of Detmold.
5.2 miNE
Church
Evangelische Stadtkirche Horn, Horn-Bad Meinberg
134 min walk • The Evangelical Church Horn or Stadtkirche Horn is a Protestant Reformed church in Horn and belongs to the Blomberg class in the Lippische Landeskirche. The church building is registered under the number 01.4 in the list of architectural monuments...
1 miW
Church
Evangelische Kirche Schlangen
26 min walk • The Protestant parish church is a listed church building in Schlangen, a municipality in the district of Lippe, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.