The Köterberg , at 495.8 m (1,627 ft) above sea level , is the highest hill in the Lippe Uplands and lies on the state border between North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony in North Germany . On its northern slopes is the village of Köterberg .
21-550: The Köterberg is located in the centre of the Weser Uplands , towering high above the surrounding land northwest of the town of Höxter and south-southeast of Lügde within whose municipal area its summit lies. Its peak and much of the crest lie within North Rhine-Westphalia. Only a very narrow tongue of land belongs to Lower Saxony, albeit reaching to the summit with its lower reaches lying mainly within
42-538: A distance, indistinguishable. The Köterberg is therefore known as the "Brocken of the Weser Uplands". In the summer months many bikers often meet on the summit at weekends to chit-chat which results in a considerable number of motorbikes in the car park. Likewise, keen cyclists also ride up the Köterberg. The road between the village of Köterberg and the summit has a maximum gradient of 14%. Radio hams use
63-570: A result of the good views and especially its open isolated location, in both respects similar to the Brocken in the Harz, the Köterberg gives the impression of being the highest point in the Weser Uplands, although the Solling is actually higher in four places ( Große Blöße , Großer Ahrensberg , Moosberg and Vogelherd). The hills of the Solling are however all heavily wooded, very nondescript and, from
84-553: A tower at Trendelburg Castle , or Sleeping Beauty , whose castle was based on the now ruined Sababurg near Hofgeismar . The picturesque landscape of the Weser Uplands has inspired many landscape painters and artists: Jacob Pins (1917–2005), Robert Batty , Christian Andreas Besemann, Carl Ferdinand Fabritius , Robert Geißler, Wolfgang Heinrich, Karl Arthur Held, Alfred Hesse, Rudolf Jahns, Herbert Mager, Anton Wilhelm Strack (1758–1829), Pascha Johann Friedrich Weitsch and August Wenderoth. The more significant tourist destinations in
105-895: Is a popular motorcycle destination in northern Germany. In particular, the Köterberg , as the highest elevation from that point to the North Sea, is a popular motorcycle meeting point with a magnificent panoramic view up to 80 kilometres. Other notable attractions are the Schillat Cave , the Tonenburg in Höxter-Albaxen, the Neuhaus Wildlife Park , the Weserstein in Hann. Münden and several museums such as
126-638: Is part of the Lippe Uplands a region whose basis is formed by Mesozoic strata of Muschelkalk and Keuper . The hills itself is built on sandstones and marls of the Upper Keuper . The Köterberg was already being mentioned in Lippe's boundary deeds in the 16th century. The Brothers Grimm called it the Götzenberg in their German Legends (Nos. 9, 20), because it was here that folk prayed to
147-841: The Brothers Grimm are set in the Weser Uplands, and it has many renaissance buildings, exhibiting a peculiar regional style, the Weser Renaissance style. The region roughly coincides with the natural region of the Lower Saxon Hills defined by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN). In addition to the whole of the Weser Valley between Hann. Münden und Porta Westfalica, several geologically associated, but clearly separate chains of uplands, ridges and individual hills are considered part of
168-618: The Große Blöße is the highest hill in the Solling-Vogler Nature Park , the Solling and the Weser Uplands ( Lower Saxony , Germany ). Despite its name (literal translation: 'large bareness' or 'large opening'), the summit is forested. The thickly forested hill is located about 7 km (4 mi) ( as the crow flies ) southwest of Dassel between the villages of Hellental to the north and Silberborn to
189-1048: The Agricultural Technology Museum in Börry , the hammer mill in Dassel, The German Huguenot Museum in Bad Karlshafen and the Motorcycle Museum in Wickensen . The region is heavily influenced by tourism. Large areas are also utilized by agriculture and forestry and firms involved in processing the products of these industries, such as sawmills . A porcelain factory in Fürstenberg has been working since 1747. 51°58′N 9°30′E / 51.967°N 9.500°E / 51.967; 9.500 Gro%C3%9Fe Bl%C3%B6%C3%9Fe At 527.8 m (1,732 ft) above sea level ,
210-472: The Köterberg is sometimes referred to jokingly as Monte Wauwau . Both "Köter" ( "mutt" ) and "Wauwau" ( "bow-wow" ) are vernacular terms for a dog. The telecommunication tower (a 'standard' tower ; 100 m or 330 ft high) on the summit of the Köterberg was built in 1971 by the Deutsche Bundespost and handles wireless telephone traffic. The three different antenna towers on
231-534: The Weser Uplands. In its narrowest sense, the following would be included (running from north to south): The largest contiguous area of forest in the Weser Uplands lies on the Solling in the Solling-Vogler Nature Park . Its woods stretch southwards as far as the Reinardswald (on left bank of the Weser) and Bramwald (right bank), interrupted only by the island-like Uslar Basin and the narrow Weser valley. Even on
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#1732775591351252-648: The extensive summit plateau on the Köterberg, which can be accessed via a cul-de-sac road from Lügde-Köterberg, is almost unforested, it has easily the best all-round views, not just of the border region of the above-mentioned federal states, but for example even as far as the Habichtswald and Kaufungen Forest in Northe Hesse and to the Harz mountains that stretch across Lower Saxony , Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia . The landmarks that can be seen include: As
273-505: The far side of the rivers Fulda and Werra - and thus beyond the Weser Uplands - the dense forest continues further south without significant interruption to the Kaufungen Forest . In addition to the aforementioned core ridges, other ranges and ridges are also sometimes considered part of the Weser Uplands. These mainly include the following (with maximum elevations given in metres above sea level (NN) : The last major changes to
294-475: The gods of the heath. The Köterberg was also the setting for their fairy tale The Three Little Birds . Between 1796 and 1801 Karl Ludwig von Lecoq incorporated the Keutersberg as a triangulation point in his military- topographical surveys. In 1831/32 the first solid structure appeared on the highest point of the hill: a 15½-foot (4.9 m) high tower as a category 1 triangulation mark. The Köterberg
315-465: The hilltop are microwave radio relay stations, used for police , fire service and amateur radio relays as well as Bundeswehr communications. The 70 cm amateur radio relay station, DB0KB, works on a frequency of 439.425 MHz. The relay coupling ( Relaiskopplung ) is out of service. The U.S. Army Communications Engineering and Installation Agency (USACEIA) installed a transmission and radio facility here from May 1984 to May 1985. Because
336-491: The landscape were made during the course of the ice ages by the glacial advances of the Scandinavian ice sheet which gave rise to much of Germany's present-day Northern Lowland . The Weser Uplands once developed its own style of architecture. Between 1520 and 1640 a great number of buildings were built in the so-called Weser Renaissance style. Characters from the area who have achieved international renown include
357-511: The legendary Pied Piper of Hamelin , the Lying Baron , Baron Munchausen , whose real-life inspiration came from Bodenwerder , and Doctor Eisenbarth who died in Hann. Münden . In addition, many fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm were set in the region, for example, Snow White , which is supposed to have taken place in Alfeld, Rapunzel , who let down her long hair for her prince from
378-710: The peak because of it is an excellent site for transmission and reception. In the Köterberghaus is a restaurant. Weser Uplands The Weser Uplands ( German : Weserbergland , German pronunciation: [ˈveːzɐˌbɛʁklant] ) is a hill region in Germany , between Hannoversch Münden and Porta Westfalica , along the river Weser . The area reaches into three states , Lower Saxony , Hesse , and North Rhine-Westphalia . Important towns of this region include Bad Karlshafen , Holzminden , Höxter , Bodenwerder , Hameln , Rinteln , and Vlotho . The tales of
399-634: The region, in addition to the historic towns mentioned above are the Weser Uplands Schaumburg-Hamelin Nature Park , the Solling-Vogler Nature Park , the roughly 500 kilometre long-distance cycle path, the Weser Cycleway along the River Weser. A botanic feature are the rare Dwarf Beech trees ( Süntelbuchen ). Of increasing importance is motorcycle tourism. The Weser Uplands, like the Harz ,
420-546: The valley of a stream. At the western end of this strip of land the districts of Lippe , Höxter and Holzminden meet at the summit. In the German Main Triangulation Network ( Deutsches Hauptdreiecksnetz or DHDN ) the Köterberg is a major triangulation station with the name Lügde, Köterberg . The area of the summit is only wooded to the north which is why the hill is easy to recognise from afar and offers good views (see below). The Köterberg
441-470: Was a station in the Prussian semaphore system , which acted as a communication link between Berlin and Koblenz from 1832 to 1849. Since 1929 the Köterberghaus has stood on the summit. Two signs on the Köterberghaus give the height of the Köterberg, incorrectly, as 500 m AMSL. This error is often repeated in the advertising. Since 1971, a telecommunication tower has stood on the summit. Today
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