Wiehen Hills

#1721 among destinations in Germany

Nature, Natural attraction, Hill

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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. It is the northernmost of the German Central Upland ranges extending into the Northern Lowlands. Their highest hill is the Heidbrink near Lübbecke with an altitude of 320 metres. ()

Local name: Wiehengebirge Maximum elevation: 229659 ftElevation: 1050 ftCoordinates: 52°15'0"N, 8°30'0"E

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North Rhine-WestphaliaGermany

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Wiehen Hills – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

6.3 miNE
Forts and castles
Reineberg, Lübbecke
160 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...
5.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Hücker Moor, Spenge
129 min walk • Hücker Moor is a lake in Hücker-Aschen, Spenge, Kreis Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. At an elevation of 62.7 m, its surface area is 10.9 ha.
6.1 miNE
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
St. Andrew's Church, Lübbecke
157 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.
5.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Wurzelbrink
138 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.
2.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Grüner See
55 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.
3.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Schwarzer Brink
96 min walk • The Schwarzer Brink is a hill in the Egge, a side ridge of the Wiehen Hills in North Germany. It is 211 metres high and is often cited as the highest hill in the Egge.
6.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Meesenkopf, Lübbecke
155 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.
3.7 miNE
Archaeological site
Babilonie
94 min walk • 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.
5.4 miNE
Tower
Wartturm
137 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.
4.2 miE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Kahle Wart, Lübbecke
108 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.
4.1 miNW
Prehistoric site
Dinosaur trail Barkhausen
106 min walk • The dinosaur tracks of Barkhausen are a natural monument in a disused quarry in the Linner Berg near Barkhausen on the Hunte, a district of the Lower Saxon municipality of Bad Essen in the district of Osnabrück.