Velmerstot
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| name = Velmerstot
| photo = Velmerstot_lip.jpg
| photo_caption = Lippische Velmerstot and its memorial
| elevation = {{Höhe|468|DE-NN|link=true }} ({{convert|468|m|ft|disp=output only|abbr=on}})
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| isolation = 25.6 km → Köterberg (Lippe Uplands)
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| prominence = 120 m ↓ West of NeuenheerseIsolation and prominence by TK 25; wind gap at about 348 m.
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| range = Eggegebirge
| location = North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
| map = Germany North Rhine-Westphalia
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| coordinates = {{coord|51.8333333|N|8.95361|E|type:mountain_region:DE-NW_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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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 (Preußische Velmerstot) (468 m), which lies on the territory of Steinheim-Sandebeck in the county of Höxter, and the Lippe Velmerstot (Lippische Velmerstot) ({{Coord|51|50|26|N|8|37|16|E|type:mountain_region:DE-NW}}, 441 m), 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.
References
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Literature
- Hans-Martin Wienke: Silbermühle, Velmerstot und die Höhlen des Teutoburger Waldes. Schnelle, Detmold, o.J. (1982?)
External links
- [http://www.naturschutzinformationen-nrw.de/natura2000-meldedok/de/fachinfo/listen/meldedok/DE-4119-302 Nature reserve of Lippischer Velmerstot and Egge-Osthang, Natura2000 entry]
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Category:Nature reserves in North Rhine-Westphalia