16-697: Senne may refer to: Places [ edit ] Senne (Germany) , a natural region of Germany Senne, a district of Bielefeld , Germany Senne (river) , a river of Belgium Senné (disambiguation) , places in Slovakia People with the name [ edit ] Yōkō Senne , a 13th-century Japanese monk Aaron Senne (born 1987), American baseball player from Florida Mike Senne (born 1964), American baseball player from Arizona René Le Senne (1882–1954), French philosopher and psychologist Senne Lammens (born 2002), Belgian footballer who plays as
32-816: A critically-endangered breed of riding horse , the Senner , which is believed to be the oldest breed of riding horse in Germany, and is documented at least as far back as 1160. It lived in feral herds in the moorlands and in the Teutoburger Forest to the east. In 1999, some were introduced to the Moosheide [ de ] nature reserve to assist in conservation grazing . Teutoburger Forest The Teutoburg Forest ( / ˈ tj uː t ə b ɜːr ɡ / TEW -tə-burg ; German : Teutoburger Wald [ˈtɔʏtoˌbʊʁɡɐ ˈvalt] )
48-416: A goalkeeper for NXT Senne Leysen (born 1996), Belgian cyclist Senne Lynen (born 1999), Belgian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Union SG Senne Rouffaer (1925–2006), Belgian actor and film director Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Senne . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
64-534: Is a natural region in the Regierungsbezirk of Detmold , in the state of Nordrhein-Westfalen in west-central Germany. It lies to the west of the Teutoburger Forest , and has an area of approximately 210 km . It lies between the cities of Bielefeld to the north-west, Detmold to the north-east, and Paderborn to the south. Heath, calcareous grassland, and moorland cover most of the area. The river Ems arises here. Flora and fauna are very rich in
80-641: Is a range of low, forested hills in the German states of Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia . Until the 17th century, the official name of the hill ridge was Osning . It was first renamed the Teutoburg Forest in 1616 in commemoration of the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD, which most likely took place at Kalkriese instead. The Teutoburg Forest is a peripheral section in
96-646: The Second World War . Lieutenant Ralph Elliott of the Manchester Regiment – a noted Australian scholar in later life – was severely wounded in combat in the Teutoburg Forest, and nearly died before being rescued several hours later. The Teutoburg Forest is composed of two separate nature parks : Arminius (also known as Hermann the Cherusker ), leader of the Germanic tribes during
112-649: The Senne, 901 of the 5000 animal and plant species are listed on the IUCN Red List. 116 km of the Senne and therefore more than the half of it area are taken by the Sennelager Training Area, which is mainly used by British forces. By 2020 all of the planned reductions in British forces had been completed, which now leaves the future of this landscape undecided. The region is the home of
128-702: The Southern Teutoburg Forest is the Velmerstot (468 m or 1,535 ft) south of Horn-Bad Meinberg . In the Northern Teutoburg Forest the highest elevation is the Dörenberg (331 m or 1,086 ft) north of Bad Iburg . The river Ems has its source at the western base of the southernmost portion of the Teutoburg Forest. The southern half of the range, situated about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of
144-640: The Weser valley, is part of the watershed between the Ems basin in the west and the Weser basin in the east. The drainage towards the Weser is affected by the Werre river. The northwestern half of the range is drained to the river Ems on both sides. The neighboring landscapes are the Westphalian Lowland in the west, Hase valley in the north, the hilly Ravensberg Basin in the northeast, Lippe Uplands in
160-588: The battle, became something of a legend for his overwhelming victory over the Romans. During the period of national renaissance in the wake of the Napoleonic wars , German people saw him as an early protagonist of German resistance to foreign rule and a symbol of national unity. A monumental statue of Arminius commemorating the battle, known as the Hermannsdenkmal (the "Hermann monument"), was erected on
176-629: The east, and Egge Range ( German : Eggegebirge ) in the south. Except for a short area south of Osnabrück , which belongs to the Bundesland of Lower Saxony , the whole forest is part of North Rhine-Westphalia . A long-distance hiking trail called Hermannsweg runs for 156 kilometres (97 mi) along the length of the Teutoburg Forest, from Rheine in Münsterland to Leopoldstal near Horn-Bad Meinberg . The Battle of Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD occurred in or near this region, though
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#1732766046852192-455: The exact location is disputed. The Roman historian Cornelius Tacitus identified the location of the battle as saltus Teutoburgiensis ( saltus meaning a forest valley in Latin). Recent excavations suggest that at least the final stages of the battle took place further northwest, at Kalkriese , north of Osnabrück . The Teutoburg Forest was also the scene of some fighting at the very end of
208-613: The hill of Grotenburg near Detmold , close to the site where the most popular theory of the time placed the battle. Emperor William I , the first Kaiser of the unified German Empire , dedicated the monument in 1875. In order to create a national landscape the Osning Hills were given the name "Teutoburg Forest", see also Teutonic . The first to use that name had been historian and geographer Philipp Clüver in 1616, later it became more common when Ferdinand of Fürstenberg used it in his history and had it printed on maps. However,
224-519: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Senne&oldid=1011907479 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Senne (Germany) The Senne
240-655: The north of the German Central Uplands , and forms a long narrow range of hills (comprising three ridges ) extending from the eastern surroundings of Paderborn in the south to the western surroundings of Osnabrück in the northwest. South of the city centre of Bielefeld , a gap called the Bielefeld Pass bisects the range into the Northern Teutoburg Forest (two thirds) and Southern Teutoburg Forest (one third). In addition,
256-468: The northeastern and southwestern ridges are cut by the exits of the longitudinal valleys between the ridges. The geologically oldest ridge is the northeastern one, which consists of limestone of the Triassic . Most of the ridges and part of the valley are covered by deciduous forest . Parts of the valley areas are used for agriculture, especially the production of cereals . The highest elevation in
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