Babilonie

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The Babilonie is a hillfort of the La Tène culture at a height of 255.6 metres above sea level on the northern edge of a rounded hill in the Wiehen Hills above the Lübbecke village of Obermehnen in the district of Minden-Lübbecke in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The name is derived from the Germanic baben in the lon i.e. "up in the woods". ()

Alternative names: Built: 150 B.C.E.Coordinates: 52°16'27"N, 8°34'40"E

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North Rhine-WestphaliaGermany

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Babilonie – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Reineberg, St. Andrew's Church, Wurzelbrink, Heidbrink.

2.6 miNE
Forts and castles
Reineberg, Lübbecke
66 min walk • The Reineberg is a hill on the Wiehen ridge, south of the town of Lübbecke. With a height of 275.9 m above sea level it is, from a topographical point of view, not a particularly impressive eminence in this part of the Wiehen Hills, because, in the immediate vicinity are...
2.6 miNE
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
St. Andrew's Church, Lübbecke
65 min walk • The present-day Evangelical-Lutheran parish church of St. Andrew in Lübbecke is one of the ancient parishes of the Bishopric of Minden.
1.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Wurzelbrink
44 min walk • Wurzelbrink is a destination of considerable charm. Wurzelbrink is a modest mountain nestled in the Teutoburg Forest, a region renowned for its lush woodlands and historical significance.
2.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Heidbrink
73 min walk • The Heidbrink is a hill which lies south of Lübbecke in central Germany and, at 319.6 m above sea level, is the highest peak in the Wiehen Hills. It is also the highest elevation in the district of Minden-Lübbecke in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Its height is commonly given as 320 metres.
5.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Grüner See
135 min walk • Grüner See is a lake in the Wiehen Hills of the Osnabrück Landkreis in Lower Saxony, Germany. At an elevation of ca. 145 metres, its surface area is ca. 0.1 hectares. It is around 25km north of Bielefeld.
2.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Meesenkopf, Lübbecke
62 min walk • The Meesenkopf, also called the Mesenkopf, is a hill in the Wiehen range, south of the town of Lübbecke in Northern Germany. Whilst not particularly prominent, the hill is historically significant as the site of a medieval castle.
1.7 miE
Tower
Wartturm
44 min walk • The Wartturm is an observation tower in the Wiehen Hills on the Wurzelbrink, a wooded hill that, at 319 metres, is the second highest in this hill range. The tower stands on the territory of the town of Lübbecke.
0.8 miSE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Kahle Wart, Lübbecke
21 min walk • Kahle Wart is an open-air theatre in Oberbauerschaft, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. They act plays in German and Low German. The theatre is named after the summit Kahlewart of the Wiehen Hills.
2.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Heidkopf, Lübbecke
73 min walk • The Heidkopf is a 272.6 m high hill in the Wiehen in Minden-Lübbecke district within the borough of Lübbecke. It lies one kilometre north of the Heidbrink and 500 metres northeast of the Reineberg.
5.6 miN
Watermill
Ellerburger Mühle
142 min walk • The Westphalian Mill Route is a designation for a tourism concept in the Minden-Lübbecke district that links 43 restored mills to form an experiential route. Only at two points does the circuit leave the district territory for a few kilometers:...
3.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Wiehen Hills
94 min walk • The Wiehen Hills are a hill range in North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony in Germany. The hills run from west to east like a long finger away from the main upland area of the Lower Saxon Hills, beginning at the Weser River near Minden and terminating in the vicinity of Osnabrück.