Velmerstot


The Velmerstot is the northernmost and highest hill in the Eggegebirge ridge in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It has two summits, the Prussian Velmerstot , which lies on the territory of Steinheim-Sandebeck in the county of Höxter, and the Lippe Velmerstot , which is located in the county of Lippe. The whole hill is part of the Teutoburg Forest / Egge Hills Nature Park.
During the Cold War, the hill had a NATO and Dutch air defence installations; they left by 1994 and the installations were torn down in 2002/03.

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