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Hüggel

Coordinates: 52°13′24″N 7°58′09″E / 52.22333°N 7.96917°E / 52.22333; 7.96917
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Hüggel
The Hüggel with woods devastated by Hurricane Kyrill
Highest point
Elevation225.6 m above sea level (NN) (740 ft)
Coordinates52°13′24″N 7°58′09″E / 52.22333°N 7.96917°E / 52.22333; 7.96917
Geography

The Hüggel is a ridge, up to 225.6 m above sea level (NN),[1] about 5 kilometres long and 1 kilometre wide, near Hasbergen in the Lower Saxon district of Osnabrück in central Germany. It is the highest point of the Osnabrück Uplands. This Upper Carboniferous outcrop is part of the Ibbenbüren Coalfield.

Hills

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Amongst the elevations in the Hüggel and its foothills − sorted by height in metres (m) above sea level (NN)[1] - are the:

  • Hüggel (225.6 m)
  • Kleiner Hüggel (ca. 200 m)
  • Heidhornberg (180.2 m)
  • Silberberg (179.8 m)
  • Jägerberg (176.0 m)
  • Heidberg (165.1 m)
  • Domprobst Sundern (157.6 m)
  • Bükersberg (152.6 m)
  • Martiniberg (125.1 m)
  • Ortenbrick (120.5 m)
  • Steinbrink (118.0 m)
  • Roter Berg (108.0 m)

References

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  1. ^ a b Kartendienste Archived December 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine des BfN
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